Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - Hartford, CT
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The Gothic Revival style Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is located at 2051 Main Street in Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM152CZ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2021
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The Gothic Revival style Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was originally known as the North Methodist Episcopal Church serving a predominately white congregation. The brick building with white stone trim was built by E. H. Waters and completed in 1874. When the original congregation built a new church they sold the building to a Jewish congregation and it was used as a synagogue until, in 1926, it was acquired by the African American congregation that was established in Hartford in 1833.
The south side of the church has a tower with a double door entrance set within a Gothic style arch with white stone banding and a white stone lintel at the base. Above is a set of five windows, connected with white stone banding and white stone lintels. The higher levels feature a large matching window, a belfry with louvered windows, a circular window and a tapered hexagonal steeple.
The main block of the church is 3½ stories high with a gable roof. The lowest level has a pair of matching windows. The second level has three windows and the third level has a triple Palladian windows. A circular window is located beneath the apex of the roof. A pavilion entrance is located on the northeast corner of the building. The sides are six bays wide with matching large Gothic arched windows.
Street address: 2051 Main Street Hartford, CT United States 06120
County / Borough / Parish: Hartford
Year listed: 1994
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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