St. Luke AME Church

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]

St. Luke AME Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2803 21st Ave. N, Birmingham, Alabama
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

See also

• St. Luke AME Zion Church - also in Birmingham, also significant in the civil rights movement, and also added to the NRHP in 2005

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (March 24, 2004). "St. Luke AME Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.