Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1922 by descendants of freed slaves, and is a one-story, frame building with Gothic Revival design influences. It is sheathed in weatherboard and features a tall, pyramidal-roof bell tower.[2]
Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church | |
 Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 300 Cragmont Rd., Black Mountain, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°36′59″N 82°20′23″W / 35.61639°N 82.33972°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1922 |
| Built by | Kennedy, Ervin; et al. |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000262[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 30, 2009 |
This church may have always been called "Thomas Chapel", but a predecessor "Tom's Chapel", named for one of its builders, was built around 1892.[2]: 12
It was deemed locally significant as an intact example of a Gothic Revival-influenced church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Sybil H. Argintar (October 2008). "Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.