1917 - Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church - Waxahachie, TX
N 32° 22.994 W 096° 50.379
14S E 703224 N 3584968
Built in 1917, the Joshua Chapel A.M.E. Church is one of eight known buildings in Texas that were designed by black architect, William Sidney Pittman. The church is still active, located at 109 N Aiken St, Waxahachie, TX.
Waymark Code: WMNA9B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2015
Views: 3
The church is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and a Texas Historical Marker here provides some background:
Organized in 1876, this congregation was named for its first pastor, the Rev. Joshua Goins, who started many African Methodist Episcopal churches across the state. Worshipers met in an old schoolhouse until this sanctuary was constructed in 1917. Designed by noted black architect W. S. Pittman, the building exhibits influences of the Romanesque Revival style and has become a landmark in Waxahachie's black community.
Year of construction: 1917
Full inscription:
W.S. Pittman Art.
1917
New Joshua Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Rev. J.A. Jones P.E.
Rev. W.O. Boyd Pc.
G.R. Powell Contr.
W.M. Richardson Trust.
Trustees
J.H. Flowers
A. Duke
T.J. Frierson
M. Muncus
T.J. Johnson
F.G. Drake
I. Oliphant
Henry Richie
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