St. Paul A.M.E. Church
National Register of Historic Places

St. Paul A.M.E. Church

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Listed
November 5, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
80004607

About this property

The St. Paul A.M.E. Church is a historic American Gothic Revival style African Methodist Episcopal Church located in Raleigh, North Carolina. A red brick and frame structure built in 1884 by black masons, St.

Location

402 W. Edenton St.
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
35.78173, -78.64526

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 80004607. It was listed on November 5, 1987.

Categories

BLACKPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Questions about this property

When was St. Paul A.M.E. Church listed on the National Register?

St. Paul A.M.E. Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1987.

What type of historic resource is St. Paul A.M.E. Church?

St. Paul A.M.E. Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Paul A.M.E. Church?

The period of significance for St. Paul A.M.E. Church is recorded as the civil_war era.

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