Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky) explained

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church
Nearest City:Gamaliel, Kentucky
Coordinates:36.6744°N -85.7992°W
Built:1848
Architect:Pipkin, George, et al.
Added:November 17, 1977
Refnum:77000639

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church, also known as Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church located north of Gamaliel, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 100. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

It is a one-room one-story log structure built with dovetail notching. It was built by emancipated slaves in 1848. It was the first black church in Monroe County, and it served as a school as well.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77000639}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church ]. National Park Service. Mary Cronan Oppel . April 1977 . December 14, 2017. With .