Mount Zion A.M.E. Church (Ocala, Florida)
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church | |
Location | Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA |
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Coordinates | 29°10′52″N 82°8′13″W / 29.18111°N 82.13694°W |
Built | 1891 |
NRHP reference No. | 79000683[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 17, 1979 |
The Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is a historic church in Ocala, Florida, United States. It is located at 623 South Magnolia Avenue. The only surviving brick 19th-century religious structure in Ocala, the present Gothic Revival church stands behind the site of the original white frame building. Construction of the first brick church owned by a black congregation began in 1891 under the supervision of black architect and builder Levi Alexander, Sr.[2]
On December 17, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Florida Division of Historic Resources. "West Ocala's Historic District". VisitFlorida. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Marion County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Marion County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs