| Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | E. Valley Dr., Pikeville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°36′18″N 85°11′8″W / 35.60500°N 85.18556°W / 35.60500; -85.18556 |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| MPS | Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001444 |
| Added to NRHP | November 30, 1999 |
Pikeville Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African-American church on E. Valley Drive in Pikeville, Tennessee.
The church was built in 1870, during Reconstruction. It was used by multiple congregations and also served as the community's black school until 1925, when a Rosenwald school (Lincoln School) was built. A survey of Tennessee African-American churches conducted in the 1990s identified it as the oldest extant African-American church building in the state. The church still houses an active congregation. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ West, Carroll Van (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850–1970". National Park Service (1999).
- Robnett, Elizabeth (1982). "Pikeville Chapel AME Zion Church: speech". Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University.
- Cooper, Clint (August 1, 2013). ""Free at Last" exhibit at Bessie Smith Center — Now until Oct. 1". Chattanooga Now.
Further reading
- Powerful Artifacts: A Guide to Surveying and Documenting Rural African-American Churches in the South. Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, July 2000.
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- African Methodist Episcopal Zion churches in Tennessee
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- Buildings and structures in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
- Churches completed in 1870
- Historically segregated African-American schools in Tennessee
- National Register of Historic Places in Bledsoe County, Tennessee