Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Listed
July 5, 2000
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
00000731

About this property

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church is a historic African-American church at 305 W. Maple Street in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Mt. Zion Church was organized in 1873 by former slaves and sons of slaves. The land for the church building was purchased that same year. The current church building was built in 1902 after an earlier building was destroyed by fire. It is a two-story brick and stone building of Gothic Revival design. It was the site of Lincoln County organizational meetings for the NAACP. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Location

305 W. Maple St.
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
35.14997, -86.57381

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church?

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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