Theological Building-A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute

The Theological Building at A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute was a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church school building on East Conecuh Street in Greenville, Alabama. This later became part of Lomax-Hannon Junior College. The building was built in 1911 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The Theological Building was demolished in 2014.

Theological Building–A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute
Theological Building-A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute is located in Alabama
Theological Building-A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute
Theological Building-A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute is located in the United States
Theological Building-A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute
LocationE. Conecuh St., Greenville, Butler County, Alabama
Coordinates31°48′54″N 86°36′48″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
MPSGreenville MRA
NRHP reference No.86001867[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1986

History

Bishop John Wesley Alstork had been an active member of the local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A.M.E. Zion Church), and he founded the A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute in 1898, which contained the Theological Building that was built in 1911.[3] The former A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute campus is now the campus of Lomax-Hannon Junior College.[3][4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Multiple Resources of Greenville: Theological Building (Boy's Dormitory) A.M.E. Zion Theological Institute". 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.
  3. Hartshorn, William Newton (1910). "Bishop J. W. Alstork, D.D., LLD., A.M.E. Zion Church". Era of Progress and Promise, 1863–1910: the religious, moral, and educational development of the American Negro since his emancipation. Priscilla Pub. Co. p. 400.
  4. "Negros Pay Tribute to Bishop Alstork". Newspapers.com. Alabama Journal. September 3, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2022.


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