Title	Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church: picnic shelter
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	1998
Coverage	1990-1999
Property name	Hackney Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Property type	Church
Additional property type	Cemetery
National Register Reference	00000729 listed July 10, 2000
Community Name	Unitia, Loudon County, TN
Description	Color photograph of an open-air pavilion shelter; gable roof with wood beams; cement block wall supporting the exterior wood supports; picnic table under shelter; white church building on left
Historical Notes	Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church was built by the African American members of the Unitia community (unincorporated) in October of 1899. The land had been owned by F.R. and M.J. Hackney, African American land owners who donated the land for a church and cemetery. During the early twentieth century life in Unitia centered around the church and the Unitia School, which closed in 1948 due to lack of students. The church added a rear addition in the 1930s, which provided a raised space tor the minister's pulpit and choir; electricity and paneling followed c. 1970, and a picnic shelter with attached restrooms c. 1980. The church remained in business until 1988 when its only two members passed away. The cemetery contains approximately 100 markers, dating to the 1880's prior to the church's construction in 1899.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Churches
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
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

Hackney Chapel AME Zion Church: picnic shelter

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