Title	Brown's Chapel AME Church: view of side and front
Date	2004
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Brown's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Additional property name	Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Date of construction	1876
Property type	Church
Community Name	Pulaski, Giles County, TN
Description	Color photograph of Brown's Chapel AME Church, now Antioch MB Church. The building has white siding and a green metal gable roof. There is a tower with a green metal pyramid roof atop the center front of the roof. The building has a portico covering its white main door and a covered porch attached on the left, also with a white door. There is a small window with an air conditioning unit below it to the right of the main door. Leading up to both front doors are concrete ramps with white, wooden railings. There is an addition attached to the back of the left side of the building with a white door and stairs at the front side and a window with an air conditioning unit on the left. The left side of the main building has three double-hung windows; an air conditioning unit is built into the wall between the first and second window.
Historical Notes	The idea for Brown's Chapel originated in 1870 when formerly enslaved people, led by Bland Brown, met on Brown's farm to discuss the need for their own church. Brown then spoke with his former owner, Mr. Reed, who gave two acres of land for the church to be built upon and deeded it to all African Americans in District #2. Construction of the church began in 1873 and was completed in 1876. Booker T. Washington spoke at the church in 1910 to recruit people to enroll at Tuskegee Institute. In addition to its role as a church, the building also served as a school for a brief time during the twentieth century. The congregation eventually decreased and the church became Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Institute.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American churches -- Tennessee African American schools -- Tennessee
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Processing notes	600ppi
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission.
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

Brown's Chapel AME Church: view of side and front

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