Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
National Register of Historic Places

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Listed
November 30, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
99001444

About this property

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African-American church on E. Valley Drive in Pikeville, Tennessee. The church was built in 1870, during Reconstruction. It was used by multiple congregations and also served as the community's black school until 1925, when a Rosenwald school (Lincoln School) was built.

Location

Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee
35.60502, -85.18547

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 99001444. It was listed on November 30, 1999.

Categories

BLACKRELIGIONEDUCATION
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.

Nearby Historic Sites

Bledsoe County Courthouse
Civil War
0.2 mi
Bledsoe County Jail
Early Republic
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Cherokee Removal — Blythe Ferry Crossing (1838)
1838Indian Wars
11.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church listed on the National Register?

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church?

Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church?

The period of significance for Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1870.

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