Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Historic church in Alabama, United States
United States historic place
Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | |
 Old Ship in 2009 | |
32°22′17″N 86°18′42″W / 32.37139°N 86.31167°W / 32.37139; -86.31167 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
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| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Jim Alexander |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90002177[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 1991 |
| Designated ARLH | March 3, 1976 |
Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Montgomery, Alabama. It is the oldest African American church congregation in the city, established in 1852. The current Classical Revival-style building was designed by Jim Alexander and was completed in 1918. It is the fourth building the congregation has erected at this location. Scenes from the 1982 television movie Sister, Sister were shot at the church. It was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 3, 1976, and the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1991.[1][2]
See also
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Montgomery County, Alabama
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. June 4, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
External links
Media related to Old Ship A.M.E. Zion Church at Wikimedia Commons
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National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Alabama
Landmarks
- Alabama State Capitol
- Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
- Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed
- United States Post Office and Courthouse – Montgomery
districts
- Alabama State University Historic District
- City of St. Jude Historic District
- Cloverdale Historic District
- Cottage Hill Historic District
- Court Square–Dexter Avenue Historic District
- Dowe Historic District
- Garden District
- Huntingdon College Campus Historic District
- Lower Commerce Street Historic District
- Maxwell Air Force Base Senior Officers' Quarters Historic District
- North Lawrence–Monroe Street Historic District
- Ordeman–Shaw Historic District
- Perry Street Historic District
- South Perry Street Historic District
properties
- Bell Building
- Brame House
- Patrick Henry Brittan House
- Building 800–Austin Hall
- Building 836–Community College of the Air Force Building
- Cassimus House
- Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638
- Jefferson Davis Hotel
- Edgewood
- First White House of the Confederacy
- Gay House
- Gerald–Dowdell House
- Governor's Mansion
- Grace Episcopal Church
- Harrington Archaeological Site
- Jefferson Franklin Jackson House
- Jere Shine Site
- Gov. Thomas G. Jones House
- McBryde–Screws–Tyson House
- Mt. Zion AME Zion Church
- Muklassa
- The Murphy House
- Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Opp Cottage
- Pastorium, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
- Pepperman House
- Powder Magazine
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Sayre Street School
- Scott Street Firehouse
- Semple House
- Shepherd Building
- Smith–Joseph–Stratton House
- Stay House
- Steiner–Lobman and Teague Hardware Buildings
- Stone Plantation
- Tankersley Rosenwald School
- Dr. C.A. Thigpen House
- Tulane Building
- Tyson–Maner House
- Winter Building
- Winter Place
- William Lowndes Yancey Law Office
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