Poplar Chapel AME Church

Poplar Chapel AME Church
LocationLouisiana Highway 135, southwest of Rayville, Louisiana
Coordinates32°23′55″N 91°50′2″W / 32.39861°N 91.83389°W / 32.39861; -91.83389
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
NRHP reference No.89000475[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1989

Poplar Chapel AME Church was a historic African Methodist Episcopal church near Rayville, Louisiana. Located on Louisiana Highway 135, it was built in 1903. It was added to the National Register in 1989.[1]

It was a four bay basilica style church with vaguely Queen Anne Revival and Romanesque Revival style influences. It was deemed notable "as a rare survivor of a vernacular archetype".[2]

However, the chapel has been destroyed.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Poplar Chapel AME Church" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with two photos and two maps
  3. ^ "Poplar Chapel AME Church DESTROYED".