Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jones Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church Site

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 20, 2019

1. Jones Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church Site Marker

Inscription. Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the fourth oldest African American church in Indianapolis, ministered to this neighborhood for almost a century. Organized in 1872, the church was named in honor of the Right Reverend Singleton T. Jones, the Presiding Bishop of the Missouri Conference of the A.M.E. Zion Church. In 1885 the church was located at the northwest corner of North and Blackford Streets, where it remained until a 1965 fire destroyed the building, and the congregation moved to its current building on East 34th Street. Robert Brokenburr, the first African American senator in the Indiana legislature was a member of the church.

Erected 2007 by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 39° 46.443′ N, 86° 10.219′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion

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County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Blackford Street and West Michigan Street, on the right when traveling south on North Blackford Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Indianapolis IN 46202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mary Cable / School No. 4 Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Talking Wall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac Blackford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sigma Theta Tau International (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bulgarian Orthodox Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Herron School of Art and Design (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Overall (approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 20, 2019

2. Jones Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church Site Marker

it); Madam C.J. Walker Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.