African Zion Baptist Church
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African Zion Baptist Church | |
 African Zion Baptist Church, September 1979 | |
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| Location | 4104 Malden Dr., Malden, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°17′58″N 81°33′26″W / 38.29944°N 81.55722°WCoordinates: 38°17′58″N 81°33′26″W / 38.29944°N 81.55722°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| NRHP Reference # | 74002010[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1974 |
African Zion Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church at 4104 Malden Drive in Malden, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is a one-story frame structure built atop a stone foundation. It has a gable roof topped by a wooden bell tower. This is considered the mother church of African-American Baptists in West Virginia, many of whom migrated there after the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Among its noted members were "Father" Lewis Rice, founder of the church and a leader of the early African-American community in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia, and Booker T. Washington.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ James E. Harding (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: African Zion Baptist Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-210-6, "Malden Historic District, African Zion Baptist Church, 4104 Malden Drive, Malden, Kanawha County, WV", 3 photos, 2 measured drawings, 7 data pages
- e-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia: African Zion Baptist Church article
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