AME Church of New Haven

AME Church of New Haven
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	225 Selma St., New Haven, Missouri
Coordinates	38°36′48″N 91°12′52″W / 38.61333°N 91.21444°WCoordinates: 38°36′48″N 91°12′52″W / 38.61333°N 91.21444°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Architect	Henry,James; McCullen,Benjamin
NRHP Reference #	92001002[1]
Added to NRHP	August 18, 1992

AME Church of New Haven is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 225 Selma Street in New Haven, Missouri. The church was built in 1893 for New Haven's AME congregation; founded in 1865, it was one of the first black churches in the city. Church member Anna Bell campaigned heavily for donations to build the new church building; Bell was also one of the new church's original trustees. After her death, the building was named the Anna Bell Chapel in her honor. The church, located in a predominantly African-American section of New Haven, maintained a congregation of roughly 20 people until 1960; during this time, it also served as a community center for the city's African-American community. After 1960, the church's congregation declined, and by the early 1990s the church had only four members.^[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Stiritz, Mary M. (March 26, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: A.M.E. Church of New Haven" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2014.