Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church, also known as Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church located north of Gamaliel, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 100. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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| Nearest city | Gamaliel, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 36°40′28″N 85°47′57″W / 36.67444°N 85.79917°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architect | Pipkin, George, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000639[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1977 |
It is a one-room one-story log structure built with dovetail notching. It was built by emancipated slaves in 1848. It was the first black church in Monroe County, and it served as a school as well.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mary Cronan Oppel (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. With six photos from 1977 and a map.
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