Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Vicksburg, Mississippi)

	Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Mississippi Landmark No. 149-VKS-4135.2-NR-ML
Location	805 Monroe St., Vicksburg, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°21′16″N 90°52′43″W / 32.354565°N 90.878701°W
Built	1912
Architectural style	Romanesque
MPS	Vicksburg MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000858
USMS No.	149-VKS-4135.2-NR-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1992
Designated USMS	November 10, 2005

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church located at 805 Monroe Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1992;^[1] and is listed as a Mississippi Landmark since November 10, 1992.^[2]

History[edit]

The church's congregation was established in 1864, making it the first A.M.E. church in the state. Its first church was a preexisting church building built in 1828; this was demolished to make way for the present building, which was completed in 1912. The church has a Romanesque Revival design with an auditorium plan, a common style for church buildings built in Mississippi at the time. The building features a four-story tower on the north side topped by a crenellated pyramid roof, stained glass rose windows on three sides, and a cross gabled roof with a corbelled parapet.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Bethel A.M.E. Church". Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
^ Bell, Nancy H. (July 30, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 16, 2017. Accompanied by photos.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[MDAH-2] "Bethel A.M.E. Church". Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).

[3] Bell, Nancy H. (July 30, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 16, 2017. Accompanied by photos.

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