National Historic Landmark · church congregation · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mother Bethel A.m.e. Church

Historic church in Pennsylvania, United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built 1890. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1890Listed 1972Romanesque architecture
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Philada. (20178553995)Bishop Richard Allen's tombGoal Birch's Views Plate 24Goal in Walnut Street Philadelphia Birch's views plate 24 (cropped)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church

The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and congregation which is located at 419 South 6th Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The congregation, founded in 1794, is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal congregation in the nation.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address419 6th St., Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedMar 16, 1972
Reference number72001166
Built1890
Type of placechurch building, church congregation
StyleRomanesque architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address419 6th St., Philadelphia, PA
Websitemotherbethel.org ↗
Coordinates39.94324, -75.15186 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001166. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.