Quinn Chapel AME Church (Chicago)

Coordinates: 41°50′56″N 87°37′30″W / 41.84889°N 87.62500°W / 41.84889; -87.62500
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Quinn Chapel of the A.M.E. Church
Chicago Landmark
Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.79000827
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1979[2]
Designated CLAugust 13, 1977[1]

Quinn Chapel AME Church, also known as Quinn Chapel of the A.M.E. Church, houses

nondenominational prayer group that met in the house of a member in 1844. In 1847, the group organized as a congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first independent black denomination in the United States. They named the church for Bishop William Paul Quinn
.

In the years leading up to the

Chicago Landmark August 3, 1977, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places September 4, 1979.[1]
Considered architecturally significant, the church is featured in such books as Chicago Churches: A Photographic Essay by Elizabeth Johnson (Uppercase Books Inc, 1999) as well as Chicago Churches and Synagogues: An Architectural Pilgrimage, by George A. Lane (Loyola Press 1982).

In 1992, Quinn Chapel joined with three other nearby churches to found The Renaissance Collaborative: a non-profit organization devoted to saving the historic Wabash YMCA and fulfilling the needs of the Bronzeville community.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Quinn Chapel". Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "The Renaissance Collaborative". The Renaissance Collaborative. Retrieved 2013-10-29.

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