Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Arlington

Name: Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Address: 2704 24th Rd S, Arlington, 22206-2510, United States
Telephone: +1 703-979-3738

#57 among attractions in Arlington

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

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Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Arlington

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Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at 2704 24th Rd. South in Arlington, Virginia. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, three bay by six bay, brick church building on a parged concrete foundation. It features two unequal-sized crenellated towers and brick buttresses along the facade and side elevations in the Late Gothic Revival style. Also on the property are two contributing resources, including a cemetery dating from circa 1894, and a parsonage built in 1951. The cemetery contains approximately 107 interments. ()

Built: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 38°50'52"N, 77°4'56"W

Address

2704 24th Rd SSouth Arlington (Nauck)Arlington 22206-2510 United States

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+1 703-979-3738

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Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church?

Nearby attractions include Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, Alexandria (9 min walk), Nauck, Arlington (9 min walk), Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Arlington (12 min walk), Fort Richardson, Arlington (14 min walk).

How to get to Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lomax African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church:

Bus

24th Rd S at S Glebe Rd • Lines: 84, 87 (2 min walk)
Shirlington Rd at 25th St S • Lines: 23A, 23B, 23T, 87 (3 min walk)