People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Former building for People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, August 2014
Location 711 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, New York
Coordinates 43°02′56″N 76°08′28″W / 43.04889°N 76.14111°W / 43.04889; -76.14111Coordinates: 43°02′56″N 76°08′28″W / 43.04889°N 76.14111°W / 43.04889; -76.14111
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1911 (1911)
Architect Colton, Charles E.; Rayfield, Wallace
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 11001024[1]
Added to NRHP January 17, 2012

People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located in Downtown Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. It was designed by noted architect Charles Erastus Colton and Wallace Rayfield and built in 1911. It is a small Gothic Revival style stuccoed brick building. It sits on a cut limestone foundation and measures approximately 25 feet wide and 50 feet deep. It has a two-story projecting front gable and features a three-story bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof. The congregation was incorporated in 1837 and remained at this location until 1976.[2]:5, 9, 33

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/30/12 through 2/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-10.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Judith Wellman; Angela Williams; Julya Guins-Clark & Juanita Sales (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".


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