Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (Tuskegee, Alabama)

	Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
	Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 2011
Location	1002 N. Church St., Tuskegee, Alabama
Coordinates	32°25′7″N 85°41′58″W / 32.41861°N 85.69944°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1957
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1995
Designated ARLH	April 16, 1985

Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic church at 1002 N. Church Street in Tuskegee, Alabama. Built in 1957, it was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1985 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It was an important location associated with the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The church was founded by Rev. John M. Butler in late 1865. There were at least two earlier church buildings, built in 1867 and 1887, respectively. A shanty on the grounds of the church was the birthplace of Tuskegee Normal School, now Tuskegee University, on July 4, 1881.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Wildor D.; Barbara Danner; E. L. Donald (May 5, 1995). "Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

[arlh-2] "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

[Williams-3] Williams, Wildor D.; Barbara Danner; E. L. Donald (May 5, 1995). "Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.

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