Capers C.M.E. Church
Historic church in Tennessee, United States
United States historic place
Capers C.M.E. Church | |
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36°9′34″N 86°47′43″W / 36.15944°N 86.79528°W / 36.15944; -86.79528 | |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
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| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | McKissack & McKissack |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | McKissack and McKissack Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000045[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 2, 1985 |
Capers C.M.E. Church, is a historic Christian Methodist Episcopal church built in 1925 in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] It is also known as Caper Memorial Christian Church,[3] and Capers Memorial C.M.E. Church.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1985.[1]
History
The congregation was originally founded as the McKendree African Mission in 1832,[2] near Sulphur Springs. The church was located on Hynes Street and was renamed in 1851 as Capers Chapel in honor of its founder Bishop William C. Capers.[2][5][6] In 1870, the Capers Chapel became a member of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.) (also known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), a Black denomination of Wesleyan Methodism.[2]
It was designed in a Neo-Classic style by African-American founded architectural firm McKissack & McKissack.[2] Moses McKissack III of the architectural firm McKissack & McKissack was a church member.[7] The structure is a two-story masonry building, with four stone Doric pilasters.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Capers C.M.E. Church". National Park Service. Retrieved February 15, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Smith, Jessie (2017-11-27). Encyclopedia of African American Business: Updated and Revised Edition, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-4408-5028-8.
- ^ Randal Rust. "Christian Methodist Episcopal Church". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ Gregory, Carmelia D. "Capers Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1832)". Tennessee State University.
- ^ Sommerville, Raymond R. (2004). An Ex-colored Church: Social Activism in the CME Church, 1870-1970. Mercer University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-86554-903-6.
- ^ Smith, Jessie Carney (2006). Encyclopedia of African American Business: K-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 507–514. ISBN 978-0-313-33111-4.
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