Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (Greenville, Alabama)

Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
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Location	407 Oglesby St., Greenville, Alabama
Coordinates	31°49′25″N 86°37′30″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Architectural style	Late Victorian, High Victorian Eclectic
MPS	Greenville MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001755[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1986
Designated ARLH	January 31, 1979[2]

Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church built in 1913, and located in Greenville, Alabama, United States. It was one of three significant meeting places for African-Americans living in Greenville during the early 20th century.[3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[3]

History

This building was a replacement for the original 1867 church structure which had burned down on April 19, 1911.[3] Butler Chapel had served a wide-ranging role as the neighborhood center of economic and social development for many people, including serving as the first African-American school in the city.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "ALABAMA REGISTER OF LANDMARKS & HERITAGE" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
3. "Multiple Resources of Greenville: Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.