Bethel A.M.E. Church (Reading, Pennsylvania)
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Bethel A.M.E. Church | |
 Bethel A.M.E. Church, April 2011 | |
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| Location | 119 N. 10th St, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′15″N 75°55′5″W / 40.33750°N 75.91806°WCoordinates: 40°20′15″N 75°55′5″W / 40.33750°N 75.91806°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1837, c. 1867-1869, 1889 |
| Architect | Mulray, Samuel |
| NRHP Reference # | 79002167[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1979 |
| Designated PHMC | May 11, 1996[2] |
Bethel A.M.E. Church, now known as the Central Pennsylvania African American Museum, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 119 North 10th Street in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1837, and is a 2 1/2-story brick and stucco building with a gable roof. It was rebuilt about 1867-1869, and remodeled in 1889. It features a three-story, brick tower with a pyramidal roof and topped by a finial. The church is known to have housed fugitive slaves and the congregation was active in the Underground Railroad.[3] The church is now home to a museum dedicated to the history of African Americans in Central Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richard G. Johnson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
External links
- National Park Service: Aboard the Underground Railroad, Bethel A.M.E. Church
- Central Pennsylvania African American Museum website
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