Clayborn Temple
Historic church in Tennessee, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Second Presbyterian Church (Memphis, Tennessee) (1952).
Clayborn Temple, formerly Second Presbyterian Church, is a historic place in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for local architectural significance. It was upgraded to national significance under Clayborn Temple in 2017 due to its role in the events of the Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968. The historic structure was sold to the A.M.E. Church in 1949, which named the building after their bishop.[2]
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Clayborn Temple | |
Location | 294 Hernando St, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°8′7″N 90°3′4″W |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | Kees & Long; E.C. Jones |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 79002478[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 4, 1979 |
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