Palestine in Anderson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church

Photographed By James Hulse, September 3, 2023

1. Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. Freedmen organized this African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873. The first sanctuary, a frame building at Mulberry and Birch Streets, was shared with a group of Missionary Baptists. In the late 1870s the Methodists built their own chapel at this site and adopted the congregational name Mount Vernon, the present brick sanctuary, with influences of the Gothic Revival style was completed in the 1920s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8782.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 31° 46.089′ N, 95° 37.377′ W. Marker is in Palestine, Texas, in Anderson County. Marker is at the intersection of East Calhoun Street and Head Street, on the left when traveling east on East Calhoun Street. The marker is located on the west side of the front of the church building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 913 East Calhoun Street, Palestine TX 75801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Timothy Stephen Smith (approx. ¼ mile away); Purvey Lee (P. L.) Chism

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Micham Main (approx. ¼ mile away); Hodges - Darsey House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Anderson County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seven Oaks (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palestine.

Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church - National Register of Historic Places image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, September 3, 2023

2. Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church - National Register of Historic Places

The tower to the Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, September 3, 2023

3. The tower to the Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church

The Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, September 3, 2023

4. The Mount Vernon A.M.E. Church

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.