Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky)

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church, also known as Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church located north of Gamaliel, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 100. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church
Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky)
Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky) is located in the United States
Mount Vernon AME Church (Gamaliel, Kentucky)
Nearest cityGamaliel, Kentucky
Coordinates36°40′28″N 85°47′57″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1848
ArchitectPipkin, George, et al.
NRHP reference No.77000639[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1977

It is a one-room one-story log structure built with dovetail notching. It was built by emancipated slaves in 1848. It was the first black church in Monroe County, and it served as a school as well.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mary Cronan Oppel (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 14, 2017. With six photos from 1977 and a map.


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