Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church explained

Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church
Location:715 Morrison St., Watertown, New York
Coordinates:43.9853°N -75.9153°W
Built:1909
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:March 06, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02000144

Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a small front gabled vernacular building with minimal Gothic details. It is constructed of cast concrete blocks and features a plain square tower with no spire.[1] Its also a place where the run away slaves would use as a hub for the under ground railroad, along with several houses on the street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church. July 2001. 2009-12-10. Rev. Baums and Linda M. Garofalini. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003130148/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7382. live. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos. 2009-12-18. 2012-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003130213/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7391. live.