Title	Campbell Chapel AME: view of tower
Creator(s)	Smith, George, carpenter and mason
Date	1999
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Date of construction	1925
Property type	Church
National Register Reference	00000725 listed June 22, 2000
Community Name	Pulaski, Giles County, TN
Description	Sepia photograph of the side tower with steeple at Campbell Chapel AME Church. The stone tower with steeple is located to the left of the main entrance and there is a rectangular opening on the tower that is closed with wood. The conical steeple is made from asphalt shingles and is resting on a wooden base that covers and hangs over the tower. There is a wooden dormer with pedimented lintel on the front of the steeple.
Historical Notes	The Campbell Chapel AME church, named after Bishop J.P. Campbell, is the oldest AME church in Giles county, TN, while its congregation dates back to the late reconstruction era circa 1873. The original church building burned down in 1925, which led to the construction of the current stone structure, which was completed that same year. Not only did the building serve as a church, it also served as the local segregated school with classes held in the basement. Its role as a school started with the construction of the new building in 1925 and ended when the Pulaski Rosenwald school, named Bridgeforth School, was constructed between 1927-1928. The Gothic Revival style of the church set it apart from others in rural Tennessee, and thus the stone tower became a landmark in the African American community of Pulaski. The masonry work is attributed to African American carpenter and mason George Smith while architect Calvin McKissack may have possibly influenced the final building design.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American churches -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Churches Schools
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	5 x 7 in.
Processing notes	600ppi
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Campbell Chapel AME: view of tower

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