Bethel A.M.E. Church (Richmond, Indiana)

Bethel A.M.E. Church

Bethel AME Church, December 2012
Location 200 S. 6th St., Richmond, Indiana
Coordinates 39°49′33″N 84°53′41″W / 39.82583°N 84.89472°W / 39.82583; -84.89472Coordinates: 39°49′33″N 84°53′41″W / 39.82583°N 84.89472°W / 39.82583; -84.89472
Area less than one acre
Built 1854 (1854), 1892-1894
Architectural style Classical Revival, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 75000032[1]
Added to NRHP September 5, 1975

Bethel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. The congregation was founded in 1836. The church was built in 1854, and enlarged and remodeled in the Romanesque Revival style in 1892-1894. It is a one-story, cruciform plan, brick building with a 2 1/2-story bell tower. The church served as the educational, political, and cultural center for the local African-American community.[2]:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Thomas J. Reed (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethel A.M.E. Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

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