Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mobile

Name: Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Address: 654 St Michael St, Mobile, 36602-1808, United States
Telephone: +1 251-438-5141

#57 among attractions in Mobile

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church congregation in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Emanuel AME began when church trustees purchased a vacant lot for their church in 1869, as African Americans in Mobile established their own congregations following the American Civil War. The trustees completed a frame building in that same year. The frame building was altered in 1881 when James F. Hutchisson, a locally prominent white architect, was hired to design a new facade. The existing building was faced in brick and the facade was redesigned in the Gothic Revival style. This made Emanuel AME Church comparable to white churches in the city and superior to both African American and white rural churches of the period. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1987, due to its architectural and historic significance. ()

Built: 1869 (155 years ago)Coordinates: 30°41'26"N, 88°3'6"W

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654 St Michael StCentral Business DistrictMobile 36602-1808 United States

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+1 251-438-5141

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

Nearby attractions include: Mobile Civic Center, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, Crescent Theater.

0.5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
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0.7 miE
Museum, Science museum, Theater
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, Mobile
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0.5 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
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0.4 miE
Park, Sculpture
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0.4 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Opera
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~1760 ftN
Museum
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~780 ftSW
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~1730 ftS
Cemetery
Church Street Graveyard, Mobile
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~820 ftE
Hiking, Hiking trail, Neo-renaissance architecture
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~1520 ftNE
Hiking trail, Hiking
International Longshoreman's Association Hall, Mobile
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Nearby attractions include St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church, Mobile (2 min walk), Convent of Mercy, Mobile (4 min walk), Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Mobile (4 min walk), Automobile Alley Historic District, Mobile (5 min walk).