Title	Braxton Chapel AME Church: front view
Contributor(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	1998
Property name	Braxton Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Additional property name	Braxton Chapel AME Zion Church
Date of construction	1920
Property type	Church
Additional property type	Cemetery
Community Name	Kingston, Roane County, TN
Description	Color photograph showing a one-story, white concrete block, front gable building, barely visible behind a side gable addition being constructed adjacent to the facade on a level lot. Visible through the open, plywood shell, roofless with a wide opening and no windows, is a set of double doors on the facade of the original church. The lot is surrounded by woods and large trees.
Historical Notes	According to the church's Facebook page in 2018, the church was organized on December 29, 1874. The sign in front of the church says "Founded 1875." The cemetery interments date from 1870 to the present. At the time these photographs were taken, the large, light colored brick front addition was under construction. As finished, it features a tall, front gable entrance with large glass windows. The center window over double doors has an embedded cross.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American cemeteries -- Tennessee African American churches -- Tennessee
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
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

Braxton Chapel AME Church: front view

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