St. James AME Zion Church, Ithaca

Name: St. James AME Zion Church
Address: 116 Cleveland Ave, Ithaca, 14850-5202, United States
Telephone: +1 607-272-4053

#26 among attractions in Ithaca

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St. James AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. It is a two-story, frame church structure set on a high foundation and featuring a four-story entrance tower. The church structure was begun in the 1830s and modified many times since. The original stone meetinghouse was built in 1836 and is believed to be Ithaca's oldest church and one of the oldest in the AME Zion system. ()

Built: 1836 (188 years ago)Coordinates: 42°26'16"N, 76°30'17"W

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116 Cleveland AveIthaca 14850-5202 United States

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+1 607-272-4053

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St. James AME Zion Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sciencenter, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Telluride House, Sage Chapel.

0.8 miN
Carl Sagan, Museum, Science museum
Sciencenter, Ithaca
22 min walk • Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York. It was founded on February 28, 1983 as a 501 not-for-profit educational organization. The Sciencenter grew out of the volunteer-run hands-on science program run for 15 years at several elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District.
1.3 miNE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca
34 min walk • Perched atop the slope of Libe Slope on the Cornell University campus, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is a cultural gem in the heart of Ithaca, New York. This striking museum, designed by the renowned architect I.M.
1.1 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Telluride House, Ithaca
29 min walk • The Telluride House, formally the Cornell Branch of the Telluride Association, and commonly referred to as just "Telluride", is a highly selective residential community of Cornell University students and faculty. Founded in 1910 by American industrialist L. L.
1.2 miNE
Spiritual, Church
Sage Chapel, Ithaca
32 min walk • Sage Chapel is the non-denominational chapel on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State and serves as the burial ground for many contributors to Cornell's history, including the university's founders, Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, and their wives.
1.3 miNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Ezra Cornell, Ithaca
33 min walk • The Ezra Cornell statue is a monumental statue in Ithaca, New York, United States. Located on the Arts Quad of the Cornell Central Campus, the monument honors Ezra Cornell, the co-founder and namesake of Cornell University.
1.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Risley Theatre, Ithaca
41 min walk • Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Residential College, Risley Hall, or just Risley, is a program house at Cornell University.
~1460 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
State Theater, Ithaca
8 min walk • State Theatre of Ithaca is a historic, 1600-seat theatre located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York that hosts various events from bands, to plays, to comedy acts, to silent films, and more.
1.2 miNE
Waterfall, Park, View point
Ithaca Falls, Ithaca
32 min walk • Ithaca Falls is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca, New York. It is the last of a series of waterfalls along the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake.
1.1 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca
30 min walk • Willard Straight Hall is the student union building on the central campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It is located on Campus Road, adjacent to the Ho Plaza and Cornell Health.
0.4 miE
Memorial
Sagan Planet Walk, Ithaca
11 min walk • The Sciencenter's Sagan Planet Walk is a walkable scale model of the Solar System, located in Ithaca, New York. The model scales the entire Solar System—both planet size and distances between them—down to one five billionth of its actual size.
1.3 miNE
Carl Sagan, Bridge
900 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca
33 min walk • 900 Stewart Avenue is a building in Ithaca, New York, noted for its unique Egyptian Revival architecture, its dramatic placement partway down a cliff, and being the residence of astronomer Carl Sagan. The building is on a ledge about 50 feet below street level, overlooking Fall Creek and Ithaca Falls.

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Which popular attractions are close to St. James AME Zion Church?

Nearby attractions include State Theater, Ithaca (8 min walk), Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca (9 min walk), Ithaca Downtown Historic District, Ithaca (10 min walk), Ithaca Commons, Ithaca (11 min walk).

How to get to St. James AME Zion Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. James AME Zion Church:

Bus

Clinton @ Fayatte • Lines: 15 (4 min walk)
Plain @ Center • Lines: 15 (5 min walk)