St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky)

The St. James AME Church in Ashland, Kentucky is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 12th St. and Carter Avenue. It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

St. James AME Church
Front of the church
St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky)
St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky) is located in the United States
St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky)
Location12th St. and Carter Ave., Ashland, Kentucky
Coordinates38°28′48″N 82°38′41″W
Built1912
MPSAshland MRA
NRHP reference No.79003555[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1979

It is a gable-front brick building, with brick laid in common bond. It is the second church of the congregation: the first church was a wood-frame building which was moved in 1905 to the property, and which was eventually destroyed sometime after the brick building was built alongside.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. 1979. Retrieved January 19, 2018. With photo from 1977.


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