St. Luke AME Church

St. Luke AME Church
St. Luke AME Church is located in Birmingham, Alabama
St. Luke AME Church
Location within Birmingham, Alabama
St. Luke AME Church is located in Alabama
St. Luke AME Church
Location within Alabama
St. Luke AME Church is located in the United States
St. Luke AME Church
Location within the United States
Location2803 21st Ave. N, Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates33°32′33″N 86°48′36″W / 33.54250°N 86.81000°W / 33.54250; -86.81000
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1926
ArchitectWallace Rayfield
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSCivil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS
NRHP reference No.05000296[1]
Added to NRHPApril 22, 2005

St. Luke AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 2803 21st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. The congregation was established in 1886.[2] Its current building was designed by the pioneering African American Architect Wallace Rayfield. It was built in 1926 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1][3] The church was significant in the civil rights movement.[3]

See also

  • St. Luke AME Zion Church - also in Birmingham, also significant in the civil rights movement, and also added to the NRHP in 2005

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Works Progress Administration church records survey for St. Luke Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama". Alabama Department of Archives and HIstory. September 1938. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (March 24, 2004). "St. Luke AME Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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