St. James AME Church (Ashland, Kentucky)

The St. James AME Church in Ashland, Kentucky is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 12th St. and Carter Avenue. It was built in 1912 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

St. James AME Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the church
Location	12th St. and Carter Ave., Ashland, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°28′48″N 82°38′41″W
Built	1912
MPS	Ashland MRA
NRHP reference No.	79003555[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 1979

It is a gable-front brick building, with brick laid in common bond. It is the second church of the congregation: the first church was a wood frame building which was moved in 1905 to the property, and which was eventually destroyed sometime after the brick building was built alongside.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church". National Park Service. 1979. Retrieved January 19, 2018. With photo from 1977.