Downtown in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 4, 2007

1. St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription.
St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Historic Landmarks Board Act 1966.

This property has been entered in the national Register of Historical Places by the United States Department of Interior
1986

Erected 1986 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 36° 51.131′ N, 76° 16.929′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of East Bute Street and Posey Lane, on the right when traveling east on East Bute Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 545 E Bute Street, Norfolk VA 23510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eureka Lodge, Inc. of Norfolk (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University (about 400 feet away); Evelyn Thomas Butts (about 600 feet away); Hospital of St. Vincent dePaul

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(about 600 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); First Baptist Church, Bute Street (about 700 feet away); AKA Iota Omega (about 700 feet away); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 4, 2007

2. The Church

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 8, 2022

3. St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker

Photographed by Laura Troy, November 4, 2007

4. The Church

St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 8, 2022

5. St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,609 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on August 8, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 3. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on November 5, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 5. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.