Allen Chapel AME Church
National Register of Historic Places

Allen Chapel AME Church

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Listed
October 17, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84000169

About this property

Allen Chapel AME Church is a historic church at the corner of First Street and Elm Street in Fort Worth, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The Tudor Gothic Revival building was designed by noted African-American architect William Sidney Pittman, son-in-law of Booker T. Washington. When the church was completed in 1914, it sat 1,350 people. It was named after Richard Allen, a former slave and African-American minister who was the first bishop of the African-American Methodist Episcopal Church. Built at a cost of $20,000 it is the oldest and largest African Methodist Episcopal church in Fort Worth. The church established the first private schools for African-Americans. A pipe organ was installed in 1923. In 2011 lightning hit the church's bell tower causing extensive damage. National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas Cary, Reby (2010). A Step Up: The Way Makers. Fort Worth: R. Cary. ISBN 978-978-66626-7-1. Roark, Carol (1995). Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press. ISBN 0-87565-143-7.

Location

116 Elm St.
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
32.75915, -97.32752

Categories

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Sources

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

Allen Chapel AME Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Allen Chapel AME Church?

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

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

The period of significance for Allen Chapel AME Church is recorded as the civil_war era.

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