Johnson's Chapel AME Church

	Johnson's Chapel AME Church
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	E. High St., Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°41′3″N 85°13′0″W / 37.68417°N 85.21667°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1872
Built by	McElroy, Wilse
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
MPS	Washington County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003396
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1989

Johnson's Chapel AME Church is a historic church on E. High Street in Springfield, Kentucky. It was built in 1872 and added to the National Register in 1989.^[1]

It was built by church member and builder Wilse McElroy. The church congregation was formed before the Civil War. The site was deemed significant "as an important example of late 19th c. Gothic architecture" and "as an important local black history site with important associations."^[2]

The church building appears no longer to exist. The First Baptist Church of Springfield occupies its site.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Joe DeSpain (April 25, 1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Johnson's Chapel AME Zion Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2017. With photo.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Joe DeSpain (April 25, 1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Johnson's Chapel AME Zion Church". National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2017. With photo.

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