Allen Chapel AME Church (Fort Worth, Texas)

Allen Chapel AME Church is a historic church at the corner of First Street and Elm Street in Fort Worth, Texas.

Allen Chapel AME Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Location	116 Elm St., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates	32°45′32″N 97°19′38″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914
Architect	Pittman, William Sidney; Reed, William & Sons
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Other, Tudor Gothic
NRHP reference No.	84000169[1]
RTHL No.	124
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 18, 1984
Designated RTHL	1983

History

The Tudor Gothic Revival building was designed by noted African-American architect William Sidney Pittman, son-in-law of Booker T. Washington. When the church was completed in 1914, it sat 1,350 people. It was named after Richard Allen, a former slave and African-American minister who was the first bishop of the African-American Methodist Episcopal Church. Built at a cost of $20,000 it is the oldest and largest African Methodist Episcopal church in Fort Worth. The church established the first private schools for African-Americans. A pipe organ was installed in 1923. In 2011 lightning hit the church's bell tower causing extensive damage. The church was added to the National Register in October 18, 1984.

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See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

Further reading

• Cary, Reby (2010). A Step Up: The Way Makers. Fort Worth: R. Cary. ISBN 978-978-66626-7-1.
• Roark, Carol (1995). Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks. Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press. ISBN 0-87565-143-7.