Mount Zion A.M.E. Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Location | Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA |
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Coordinates | 29°10′52″N 82°8′13″W / 29.18111°N 82.13694°W / 29.18111; -82.13694 |
Built | 1891 |
NRHP reference No. | 79000683 |
Added to NRHP | December 17, 1979 |
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.
On December 17, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Florida Division of Historic Resources. "West Ocala's Historic District". VisitFlorida. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
External links
- Marion County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Marion County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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- Buildings and structures in Ocala, Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Florida
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- African Methodist Episcopal churches in Florida
- Churches in Marion County, Florida
- 1891 establishments in Florida
- Churches completed in 1891
- North Central Florida Registered Historic Place stubs
- Marion County, Florida, geography stubs
- Florida church stubs