National Register of Historic Places

Quinn Chapel AME Church

St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
Listed
October 15, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74002277

About this property

Quinn Chapel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church building located at 227 Bowen Street in the Carondelet section of St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States. Built in 1869 as the North Public Market, it was acquired by the church in 1880. On October 16, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Carondelet AME Church, which had been founded in 1845, bought the North Public Market in 1880 from the city of St. Louis and converted it for use as a church. The market, built in 1869 by the then city of Carondolet, had passed to the city of St. Louis in 1870 when it annexed Carondolet. In 1882 the church's name was changed to Quinn Chapel in memory of William Paul Quinn, the fourth bishop of the AME Church. One of Quinn Chapel AME's last pastors was the Rev. Lori K. Beason. Quinn Chapel became inactive in 2019. The building was destroyed by fire in February 2025. List of Registered Historic Places in St. Louis County, Missouri Waymark listing for Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church - St. Louis, Missouri

Location

227 Bowen St.
St. Louis (Independent City), St. Louis County, Missouri
38.55894, -90.24762

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Nearby Historic Sites

Central Carondelet Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
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0.1 mi
Des Peres School
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0.1 mi
Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet
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Central Carondelet Historic District (Boundary Increase III)
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0.2 mi
Delaney School
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0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Capture of Cahokia (Illinois 1778)
1778Revolutionary War
2.8 mi

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When was Quinn Chapel AME Church listed on the National Register?

Quinn Chapel AME Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Quinn Chapel AME Church?

Quinn Chapel AME Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Quinn Chapel AME Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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