1891 - Mount Zion A.M.E. Church - Ocala, FL
N 29° 10.881 W 082° 08.212
17R E 389459 N 3228612
The Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is a historic church located at 623 South Magnolia Avenue in Ocala, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM536N
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2008
Views: 6
The church cornerstone states that this church was rebuilt in 1891.
This church was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1979.
From the Florida Division of Historical Resources website:
Ocala. MOUNT ZION A.M.E. CHURCH. 623 S. Magnolia Ave. 1891. Masonry Vernacular. Levi Alexander, Sr., architect. 1 story, brick, with a 2-story pyramidal roofed tower. Important center for social and civic functions of the black community. The only surviving brick 19th-century religious structure in Ocala. Private. N.R. 1979.
The following additional information is from the Visit Florida website:
The only surviving brick 19th century religious structure in Ocala, the present Gothic Revival church stands behind the site of the original white frame building. Construction of the first brick church owned by a black congregation began in 1891 under the supervision of black architect and builder, Levi Alexander, Sr.
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