Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African-American church on E. Valley Drive in Pikeville, Tennessee.

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
LocationE. Valley Dr., Pikeville, Tennessee
Coordinates35°36′18″N 85°11′8″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1870
MPSRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.99001444[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1999

The church was built in 1870, during Reconstruction. It was used by multiple congregations and also served as the community's black school until 1925, when a Rosenwald school (Lincoln School) was built.[2][3] A survey of Tennessee African-American churches conducted in the 1990s identified it as the oldest extant African-American church building in the state.[2] The church still houses an active congregation.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. West, Carroll Van (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850–1970". National Park Service (1999).
  3. Robnett, Elizabeth (1982). "Pikeville Chapel AME Zion Church: speech". Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University.
  4. Cooper, Clint (August 1, 2013). ""Free at Last" exhibit at Bessie Smith Center — Now until Oct. 1". Chattanooga Now.

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