Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

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Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

Old Ship in 2009
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Location	483 Holcombe St., Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates	32°22′17″N 86°18′42″W / 32.37139°N 86.31167°W / 32.37139; -86.31167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1918
Architect	Jim Alexander
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	90002177^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 24, 1991
Designated ARLH	March 3, 1976

Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Montgomery, Alabama. It is the oldest African American church congregation in the city, established in 1852. The current Classical Revival-style building was designed by Jim Alexander and was completed in 1918. It is the fourth building the congregation has erected at this location. Scenes from the 1982 television movie Sister, Sister were shot at the church. It was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 3, 1976, and the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1991.^[1]^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. June 4, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

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