Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church

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Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church
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Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church, May 2013
Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church is located in New York
Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church
Location715 Morrison St., Watertown, New York
Coordinates43°59′7″N 75°54′55″W / 43.98528°N 75.91528°W / 43.98528; -75.91528Coordinates: 43°59′7″N 75°54′55″W / 43.98528°N 75.91528°W / 43.98528; -75.91528
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.02000144[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 06, 2002

Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion church located at Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1909 and is a small front gabled vernacular building with minimal Gothic details. It is constructed of cast concrete blocks and features a plain square tower with no spire.[2] Its also a place where the run away slaves would use as a hub for the under ground railroad, along with several houses on the street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rev. Baums and Linda M. Garofalini (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-10. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-18.


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