Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Lincoln, Illinois)

Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church located at 902 Broadway in Lincoln, Illinois. The church was built in 1880 to house Lincoln's African Methodist Episcopal congregation, which formed in 1868. The building has a vernacular design with Gothic arched windows and entrances. As a black church, Allen Chapel served as a center of Lincoln's small African-American community. The church hosted the community's religious and social events, and as an AME church it provided AME publications to and helped educate its members. As Lincoln was both segregated and predominantly white for much of the church's early history, the church played an important role as one of the few organizations dedicated to improving the lives of the city's black residents. The church is still used for religious services.[2]

Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the church
Location	902 Broadway, Lincoln, Illinois
Coordinates	40°8′48″N 89°21′33″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1880
Architectural style	Gable front
NRHP reference No.	04000422[1]
Added to NRHP	May 12, 2004

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2004.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Senor, Peggie D. (February 10, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2013.