Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church, Poughkeepsie

Name: Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church
Address: Poughkeepsie, United States

#39 among attractions in Poughkeepsie

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church located at Smith and Cottage Streets in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It is the oldest predominantly African-American church in Dutchess County, NY. The church was a part of The Underground Railroad led by Civil Rights leader Harriet Tubman. The first black female judge in America, Ms. Jane Bolin, was a member of this church, along with other influential people. The church has experienced phenomenal new growth under the leadership of their Pastor, Reverend Edwrin Sutton. The Church as a ministry began in 1836. The church building was built between 1908 and 1910, with the parsonage added in 1914. The one-story, rectangular Gothic Revival church has an attached two-story bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof and a raised basement. The brick building features pointed arched openings and stained glass windows. ()

Built: 1910 (114 years ago)Coordinates: 41°42'23"N, 73°54'58"W

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Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, The Chance, Dutchess County Historical Society.

0.7 miW
Concert hall, Music venue, Ice rink
Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie
19 min walk • Majed J. Nesheiwat Convention Center is a venue located in Poughkeepsie, New York, consisting of Mair Hall and the McCann Ice Arena. It was built in the 1970s as part of the general attempt at rehabilitation of the central district of the City of Poughkeepsie.
0.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie
18 min walk • The Bardavon 1869 Opera House, in the downtown district of Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, is the oldest continuously operating theater in New York State. Designed by J.A.
0.5 miSW
Rock club, Concert hall, Music venue
The Chance, Poughkeepsie
13 min walk • The Chance is a concert and theater complex located in downtown Poughkeepsie, New York. The complex consists of four rooms: the Chance Theater, which is the primary concert hall; The Loft, a smaller upstairs concert hall; The Platinum Lounge, a downstairs bar/nightclub; and The Nuddy Irishmen, a downstairs cafe/bar.
0.4 miS
Museum
Dutchess County Historical Society, Poughkeepsie
11 min walk • Dutchess County Historical Society, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, was formed in Pleasant Valley, New York May 26, 1914 and received its Charter from the Regents of the University of the State of New York in 1918.
0.6 miSW
Church
St. Mary's Church, Poughkeepsie
15 min walk • The Church of St. Mary is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York City. It was established as a parish in 1873. In November 2014, the Archdiocese announced that St. Joseph's Church on Lafayette Place would merge with St. Mary's.
0.6 miSW
Shopping, Department store, Neoclassical architecture
Luckey, Poughkeepsie
15 min walk • The Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store building is located at the corner of Main and Academy streets in downtown Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. For most of the 20th century it was a major retail destination not only for the city but the entire Hudson Valley.
0.4 miS
Museum
Clinton House, Poughkeepsie
11 min walk • The Clinton House is an 18th-century Georgian stone building in the city of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is a New York State Historic Site and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a historic place of local significance since 1982.
~1580 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie
8 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church is located at North Hamilton and Mansion streets on the west side of Mansion Square in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It is a stone church in the Norman-Gothic Revival styles built in the late 19th century.
0.7 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie
19 min walk • Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie is a historic church at 70 Hooker Avenue in Poughkeepsie, New York. The original congregation was formed in 1716. The building was constructed in 1921 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It was designed by Charles Collens.
0.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie
15 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built in 1905 and is a large, five sided stone building with a wing.
0.6 miSW
Church
First Presbyterian Church Rectory, Poughkeepsie
16 min walk • First Presbyterian Church Rectory is a historic Presbyterian church rectory located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built about 1857 and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story brick dwelling on a raised basement in the Second Empire style. It is five bays wide and features a bellcast mansard roof.

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Which popular attractions are close to Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church?

Nearby attractions include Dixon House, Poughkeepsie (6 min walk), St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie (8 min walk), Clinton House, Poughkeepsie (11 min walk), Dutchess County Historical Society, Poughkeepsie (11 min walk).

How to get to Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church:

Bus

Mansion Street & Smith Street • Lines: Northside (2 min walk)
Smith Street & Thompson Street • Lines: Northside (5 min walk)

Train

Poughkeepsie (29 min walk)