Bethel AME Church (Shelbyville, Kentucky) explained

Bethel AME Church
Location:414 Henry Clay St., Shelbyville, Kentucky
Coordinates:38.2097°N -85.2153°W
Built:1916
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:September 28, 1984
Area:0.5acres
Mpsub:Shelbyville MRA
Refnum:84001990

The Bethel AME Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 414 Henry Clay Street. It was built in 1916 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It was deemed notable as the "best example of integration of Gothic Revival and Classical Revival styles" among Shelbyville's churches, and it was asserted the "sanctuary is also important in the evolution of black religious life in Shelbyville."[1]

It was listed as part of a larger study of historic resources in Shelbyville.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84001990}} Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Bethel AME Church]. National Park Service. Helen Powell . 1983 . November 26, 2017. With .
  2. none. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Multiple Resource Area of Shelbyville . January 17, 1984 . Helen Powell . MRA included designation of 3 new districts and 8 individual properties. PDF includes Kentucky Historic Resources Inventories, maps, correspondence.