St. James AME Church (New Orleans, Louisiana)

	St. James AME Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	222 N. Roman St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates	29°57′39″N 90°4′43″W / 29.96083°N 90.07861°W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1848
Architect	Diboll & Owen
Architectural style	Neo-Gothic
NRHP reference No.	82000449
Added to NRHP	October 26, 1982

Historic St. James AME Church is a historic church, affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest predominantly African American denomination in the United States. The church is located at 222 N. Roman Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1844, Historic St. James is the first church of African Methodism established in the Deep South.^[2] The church's pastor is the Reverend Dr. Demetrese Phillips.^[2]

The Neo-Gothic church was built in 1848 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Use in 21 Jump Street (2012)[edit]

The church played the namesake role in the Hollywood blockbuster, 21 Jump Street (2012).^[3]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Home". stjamesameno.com.
^ Reeves, Tony. "Filming Locations for 21 Jump Street (2012), in New Orleans". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

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

[stjamesameno.com-2] "Home". stjamesameno.com.

[3] Reeves, Tony. "Filming Locations for 21 Jump Street (2012), in New Orleans". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

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