Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African-American church on Church Street in Rutledge, Tennessee.

Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is located in Tennessee
Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is located in the United States
Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
LocationChurch St., Rutledge, Tennessee
Coordinates36°16′53″N 83°30′59″W / 36.28139°N 83.51639°W / 36.28139; -83.51639
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890
MPSRural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS
NRHP reference No.00000730[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 2000

The church building was constructed in 1890. It is a frame building with a gable entrance, a vernacular design that is commonly seen in rural African-American churches built in the twentieth century.[2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ West, Carroll Van (1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Historic Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee, 1850–1970". National Park Service (1999).