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St. Luke AME Church
Historic church in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St. Luke AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 2803 21st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was designed by the pioneering African American Architect Wallace Rayfield. 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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St. Luke AME Church | |
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Location | 2803 21st Ave. N, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 33°32′33″N 86°48′36″W |
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 No. | 05000296[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 22, 2005 |
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