Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (Greenville, Alabama) Explained

Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church
Coordinates:	31.8236°N -86.625°W
Built:	1913
Architecture:	Late Victorian, High Victorian Eclectic
Added:	September 4, 1986
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	86001755
Designated Other1:	ARLH
Designated Other1 Date:	January 31, 1979^[1]

Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church built in 1913, and located in Greenville, Alabama, United States. It was one of three significant meeting places for African-Americans living in Greenville during the early 20th century.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[2]

History

This building was a replacement for the original 1867 church structure which had burned down on April 19, 1911. Butler Chapel had served a wide-ranging role as the neighborhood center of economic and social development for many people, including serving as the first African-American school in the city.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ALABAMA REGISTER OF LANDMARKS & HERITAGE . ahc.alabama.gov . 31 January 2024.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86001755}} Multiple Resources of Greenville: Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church ]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form . National Park Service . December 2, 2013 . https://www.webcitation.org/6LaCXJsEs?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/86001755.pdf . December 2, 2013 . live . See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86001755|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. December 2, 2013 . https://www.webcitation.org/6LaCfulWp?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/86001755.pdf . December 2, 2013 . live .