Adair Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stewart Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

1. Stewart Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
March 2, 1989

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 33° 43.878′ N, 84° 24.496′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Adair Park. It is at the intersection of Metropolitan Parkway SW (U.S. 41) and Gillette Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on Metropolitan Parkway SW. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 867 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta GA 30310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the

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Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynching in America / The Lynching of Dennis Hubert (approx. ¾ mile away); The Wren’s Nest (approx. 0.9 miles away); Original Gas Street Light (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lugenia Burns Hope (approx. 1.1 miles away); University Homes (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Atlanta Student Movement (approx. 1.3 miles away); An Appeal for Human Rights (approx. 1.3 miles away); Atlanta Student Movement Planned (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Regarding Stewart Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

By 1920, the newly formed church had outgrown its original structure, a new site had been purchased, and plans were underway for a new structure on the newly purchased lot, at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Lillian Avenue, a block and a half from the original location. Already on the site was the small Immanuel Congregational Church and the grave of a child of the founding couple. After the grave was moved to Westview Cemetery,
via NPS, unknown

2. Stewart Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South
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and the original building removed, work began on the new church.

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

3. Stewart Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church South

Marker at the left of the entry

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.