St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky) explained

St. James AME Church
Location:12th St. and Carter Ave., Ashland, Kentucky
Coordinates:38.48°N -82.6447°W
Built:1912
Added:July 3, 1979
Refnum:79003555

The St. James AME Church in Ashland, Kentucky is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 12th St. and Carter Avenue. It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

It is a gable-front brick building, with brick laid in common bond. It is the second church of the congregation: the first church was a wood-frame building which was moved in 1905 to the property, and which was eventually destroyed sometime after the brick building was built alongside.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79003555}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church]. National Park Service. 1979 . January 19, 2018. With .