St. Luke AME Zion Church explained
| St. Luke AME Zion Church |
| Location: | 3937 12th Ave. N
Birmingham, Alabama |
| Coordinates: | 33.5428°N -86.7808°W |
| Built: | 1930 |
| Architecture: | Gothic Revival |
| Added: | April 22, 2005 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS |
| Refnum: | 05000295 |
St. Luke AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) church at 3937 12th Ave. North in Birmingham, Alabama. The congregation was established in 1888 and the current building was constructed in 1930. It was significant in the civil rights movement., in part because it, along with two neighboring churches which no longer stand were bombed on January 16, 1962. [1] [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
See also
- St. Luke AME Church - also in Birmingham, also significant in the civil rights movement, and also added to the NRHP in 2005
Notes and References
- Web site: Van West. Carroll. Linda Nelson. Marjorie White. [{{NRHP url|id=05000295}} St. Luke AME Zion Church ]. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. March 17, 2014. March 24, 2004. https://www.webcitation.org/6O9gpH9sv?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/05000295.pdf . March 17, 2014. live. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=05000295|photos=y}} Accompanying photos]. March 17, 2014. https://www.webcitation.org/6O9gq6cfK?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/05000295.pdf . March 17, 2014. live.
- Web site: Bains . David R. . 2024-05-01 . St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church . 2024-06-10 . Chasing Churches . en.
