Ward Chapel AME Church
National Register of Historic Places

Ward Chapel AME Church

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Listed
September 24, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003338

About this property

The Ward Chapel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church building at 319 N. 9th Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was built in 1904, three years before Oklahoma achieved statehood. It was added to the National Register in 1984. It was deemed significant as "one of the oldest remaining social institutions in the black community of Muskogee"; it "is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church and the second oldest black Protestant church in Muskogee". It is a one-and-a-half-story 90 by 44 feet (27 m × 13 m) church, built of brick laid in running bond, painted yellow. The Ward Chapel congregation was founded in 1883. The 1904 church building "was built in 1904 to accommodate the growing congregation and to serve the spiritual and social needs of Muskogee's black community which numbered over 7,000 at the time of construction."

Location

319 N. 9th St.
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
35.75453, -95.37835

Categories

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

Ward Chapel AME Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Ward Chapel AME Church?

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

What is the period of significance for Ward Chapel AME Church?

The period of significance for Ward Chapel AME Church is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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