People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located in Downtown Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. It was designed by architect Charles Erastus Colton and Wallace Rayfield and built in 1911. It is a small Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick building. It sits on a cut limestone foundation and measures approximately 25 feet wide and 50 feet deep. It has a two-story projecting front gable and features a three-story bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof. The congregation was incorporated in 1837 and remained at this location until 1976.[2]: 5, 9, 33 

People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Former building for People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, August 2014
People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is located in New York
People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is located in the United States
People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Location711 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates43°02′56″N 76°08′28″W / 43.04889°N 76.14111°W / 43.04889; -76.14111
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
ArchitectColton, Charles E.; Rayfield, Wallace
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.11001024[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 2012

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Judith Wellman; Angela Williams; Julya Guins-Clark & Juanita Sales (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".