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John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church

1616 14th Street Northwest

 
 
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 2, 2017
1. John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church Marker
Inscription.
United States
Department of the Interior

National Park Service

National Register
of Historic Places


John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church
"The National Church of Zion Methodism"
14th and Corcoran Streets, NW
Washington, D.C.
Listed November 9, 1994

 
Erected 1994.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church series list.
 
Location. 38° 54.706′ N, 77° 1.906′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Logan Circle. It is at the intersection of 14th Street Northwest and Corcoran Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1616 14th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dominican Mural: "Quisqueya Comes With Me" / Dominican Mural: "Quisqueya Viene Conmigo" (within shouting distance of this marker); Paying Attention (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Piscataway & Nacotchtank
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(about 300 feet away); James Lesesne Wells Residence (about 400 feet away); The Hawarden (about 400 feet away); Automobile Row (about 500 feet away); Alain Locke Residence (about 500 feet away); Zalmon Richards House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 2, 2017
2. John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 2, 2017
3. District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites Marker

District of Columbia
Inventory of Historic Sites


John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church

"The National Church of Zion Methodism"

14th and Corcoran Streets, NW
Washington, D.C.

(Within The Fourteenth Street Historic District)

Listed July 24, 1968
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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