Topeka in Shawnee County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

St. John AME Church

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2014

1. St. John AME Church NRHP Marker

Inscription. St. John AME Church
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
2008

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, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 2008.

Location. 39° 3.102′ N, 95° 40.794′ W. Marker is in Topeka, Kansas, in Shawnee County. It is at the intersection of SW Topeka Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 75) and SW 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on SW Topeka Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 SW Topeka Boulevard, Topeka KS 66603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 0.2 miles away); In the Year of Our Nation's Bicentennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Samuel J. Crumbine, MD (approx. 0.2 miles away); Church of the Assumption (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Bell (approx. ¼ mile away); Kansa Origins (approx. ¼ mile away); The Kansa Way of Life (approx. ¼ mile away); The Impact of the European Fur Trade (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topeka.

Also see . . .
1. St. John AME Church, Topeka KS. (Submitted on May 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church National Register Nomination. (Submitted on May 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

St. John AME Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2014

2. St. John AME Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.