St. James AME Zion Church (Ithaca, New York)
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| Location | 116-118 Cleveland Ave., Ithaca, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′16″N 76°30′18″W / 42.43778°N 76.50500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1836 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003407[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1982 |
St. James AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. It is a two story, frame church structure set on a high foundation and featuring a four story entrance tower. The church structure was begun in the 1830s and modified many times since. The original stone meetinghouse was built in 1836 and is believed to be Ithaca's oldest church and one of the oldest in the AME Zion system.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Janette Johnstone (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. James AME Zion Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying six photos".
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- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Churches completed in 1836
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- Churches in Tompkins County, New York
- African Methodist Episcopal churches in New York
- Buildings and structures in Ithaca, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Tompkins County, New York
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