Bethel A.M.E. Church - Key West, FL
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N 24° 32.983 W 081° 48.095
17R E 418818 N 2715326
The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is located at 223 Truman Av in Old Key West, Florida. It is the second-oldest black church in Key West.
Waymark Code: WM12R2Z
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2020
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"The Rev. Long organized the Bethel A.M.E. Church in 1870. Originally built at 712 Duval St., it was listed in the 1887 city directory with 325 members and 105 children in Sunday school. Destroyed by the 1909 hurricane, it was rebuilt onsite. But when a fire in 1922 claimed the second building, the congregation moved to the corner of Thomas Street and Truman Avenue. The existing structure there dates to 1925, featuring masonry walling, twin towers at the front corners and pointed-arch windows, again reminiscent of the Gothic Revival style. A comprehensive rehabilitation was carried out in 2007 and the entire roof structure was replaced." (
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