St. Luke AME Church

St. Luke AME Church
Location 2803 21st Ave. N, Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates 33°32′40″N 86°48′35″W / 33.54444°N 86.80972°W / 33.54444; -86.80972Coordinates: 33°32′40″N 86°48′35″W / 33.54444°N 86.80972°W / 33.54444; -86.80972
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1926
Architect Wallace Rayfield
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS
NRHP Reference # 05000296[1]
Added to NRHP April 22, 2005

St. Luke AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 2803 21st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1926 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1][2] The church was significant in the civil rights movement.[2]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (March 24, 2004). "St. Luke AME Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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