Built 1848 Area 800 m² Phone +1 504-586-8381 | NRHP Reference # 82000449 Opened 1848 Added to NRHP 26 October 1982 | |
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Location 222 N. Roman St., New Orleans, Louisiana Address 222 N Roman St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Architectural styles Gothic architecture, Gothic Revival architecture Similar St James A M E Church, St Peter AME Church, Union Bethel AME Ch, Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel, St Patrick's Church Profiles | ||
Historic St. James AME Church is a historic church, affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest predominately African American denomination in the United States. The church is located at 222 N. Roman Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1844, Historic St. James is the first church of African Methodism established in the Deep South. The church's pastor is the Reverend Jonathan C. Augustine.
The Neo-Gothic church was built in 1848 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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