St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
National Register of Historic Places

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Listed
October 2, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
03001003

About this property

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States, located at 521 W. College Street. The congregation was established as the "African Church" in 1824, probably by white slave-owners wanting to provide a Christian church for their household servants. The original church location was on Rock and Stigall Hill (now Reservoir Hill), about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) northeast of the current church building. The church moved to its present location on West College Street in 1867. The church's current brick building was completed in 1913. Oral histories indicate that the women of the church delivered brick to the site by carrying bricks in their aprons. When built, the church facade featured three large circular windows; after a fire damaged the building, the circular windows were replaced by rectangular double-hung windows. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 following research by Middle Tennessee State University.

Location

521 W. College St.
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
35.15316, -86.57747

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 2003.

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St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1824.

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