Goler Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Explained

Goler Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Location:630 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1022°N -80.2417°W
Built:1918-1919
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:June 26, 1998
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:98000727

Goler Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, also known as Old Goler, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at 630 Patterson Avenue in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1918–1919, and is a rectangular brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a gable-front block flanked by two square brick towers and stained glass windows. A two-story annex was built in 1946. In 1942, the Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church congregation split from the Goler Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landon Edmunds Oppermann . Goler Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1997. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.