Poplar Chapel AME Church
Poplar Chapel AME Church | |
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| Location | Louisiana Highway 135, southwest of Rayville, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 32°23′55″N 91°50′2″W / 32.39861°N 91.83389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000475[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 2, 1989 |
Poplar Chapel AME Church was a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Rayville, Louisiana. Located on Louisiana Highway 135, it was built in 1903. It was added to the National Register in 1989.[1]
It was a four bay basilica style church with vaguely Queen Anne Revival and Romanesque Revival style influences. It was deemed notable "as a rare survivor of a vernacular archetype".[2]
However, the chapel has been destroyed.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Poplar Chapel AME Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with two photos and two maps
- ^ "Poplar Chapel AME Church DESTROYED".
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