Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church
Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church located at Smith and Cottage Streets in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It is the oldest predominantly African-American church in Dutchess County, NY. The church was a part of The Underground Railroad led by Civil Rights leader Harriet Tubman. The first black female judge in America, Ms. Jane Bolin, was a member of this church, along with other influential people. The church has experienced phenomenal new growth under the leadership of their Pastor, Reverend Edwrin Sutton. The Church as a ministry began in 1836. The church building was built between 1908 and 1910, with the parsonage added in 1914. The one-story, rectangular Gothic Revival church has an attached two-story bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof and a raised basement. The brick building features pointed arched openings and stained glass windows.[2]: 2
Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church | |
 The church in October 2015 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Smith and Cottage Sts., Poughkeepsie, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′23″N 73°54′58″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Carpenter, DuBois |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001724[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1991 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Robert D. Kuhn (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs
