Allen Chapel AME Church (Fort Worth, Texas)

Allen Chapel AME Church
Location 116 Elm St., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°45′32″N 97°19′38″W / 32.75889°N 97.32722°W / 32.75889; -97.32722Coordinates: 32°45′32″N 97°19′38″W / 32.75889°N 97.32722°W / 32.75889; -97.32722
Area less than one acre
Built 1914
Architect Pittman, William Sidney; Reed, William & Sons
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other, Tudor Gothic
NRHP Reference # 84000169[1]
Added to NRHP October 18, 1984

Allen Chapel AME Church is a historic church at the corner of First Street and Elm Street in Fort Worth, Texas.

History

The Tudor Gothic Revival building was designed by noted African-American architect William Sidney Pittman, son-in-law of Booker T. Washington. When the church was completed in 1914, it sat 1,350 people. It was named after Richard Allen, a former slave and African-American minister who was the first bishop of the African-American Methodist Episcopal Church. Built at a cost of $20,000 it is the oldest and largest African Methodist Episcopal church in Fort Worth. The church established the first private schools for African-Americans. A pipe organ was installed in 1923. In 2011 lightning hit the church's bell tower causing extensive damage. The church was added to the National Register in October 18, 1984.

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

2. Cary, Reby "A Step Up: The Way Maker" ISBN 978-978-66626-7-1 3. Roark, Carol "Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks" ISBN 0-87565-143-7

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