Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Photograph by Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo 2 of Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
c. 1857. 1875, addition. 1914, addition, Carl Ruehrmund. 614 N. 3rd St.

This rare pre–Civil War African American church has a twin-towered Gothic Revival facade. In 1875 spires were added to the towers, but they were later removed. The pedimented entrance was added in the early twentieth century.

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