Title	Hill's Chapel AME Church: front view
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	198?
Coverage	1980-1989
Property name	Hill's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Property type	Church
Community Name	Bell Buckle, Bedford County, TN
Description	Color photograph of church front. The gabled church is composed of concrete blocks. Vestibule contains double doors. Shingles comprise the top half of the entrance's facade and the main building's facade. The church building is in poorly maintained condition.
Historical Notes	Hill's Chapel AME Church dates from at least the 1920s. Rev. Robert Gardner served as the pastor in 1980. At the time of fieldwork, the church building was in a state of disrepair and no longer utilized as a meeting space.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT	gable roofs concrete
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Slide
Extent	35 mm
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission;
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Hill's Chapel AME Church: front view

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