Mount Zion A.M.E. Church (Ocala, Florida)

Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
LocationOcala, Marion County, Florida, USA
Coordinates29°10′52″N 82°8′13″W / 29.18111°N 82.13694°W / 29.18111; -82.13694
Built1891
NRHP reference No.79000683[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1979
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The Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is a historic church in Ocala, Florida, United States. It is located at 623 South Magnolia Avenue. The only surviving brick 19th-century religious structure in Ocala, the present Gothic Revival church stands behind the site of the original white frame building. Construction of the first brick church owned by a black congregation began in 1891 under the supervision of black architect and builder Levi Alexander, Sr.[2]

On December 17, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Florida Division of Historic Resources. "West Ocala's Historic District". VisitFlorida. Retrieved June 1, 2018.


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