Bloomingdale in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church

The Gate Way to Freedom

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 3, 2008

1. Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church Marker

Inscription. Organized 1832.
2nd Church Built 1833.
Admitted to Philadelphia-Baltimore Conference, 1837.
3rd Church Built 1888.
Relocated present site, 1956.

Bishop Raymond Luthe Jones, Presiding Bishop, 4th Episcopal District.
Dr. William B. Baker, Presiding Elder.
Rev. R. H. Collins Lee, Minister.

Trustees: Alphonzo Starks, Ch. • Hattie H. Williams, Sec. • William H. Moore, Treas. • Charles W. Wade, M.D. • Mabel H. Shaw • Edward W. Weyms • Percy Jackson • Stewart A. Hardy • R. H. Collins Lee

Stewards: Frank H. Brown, P.S. • Robert E. Howard, Sec. • Norman J. Wise, Treas. • Harry Hutchinson • Burnis Howie • Samuel S. Jordan • James E. Martin • Beverly Thomas • Edward D. Hill

Church History: Metropolitan is the mother church of all Zion Churches in Washington, D.C. Here was organized the first Negro public school and served as the end of the Underground Railroad. Was platform used by Fred Douglas and Charles Sumner.

Erected 1956.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

• Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 38° 54.765′ N, 77° 0.555′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Bloomingdale. Marker is at the intersection of North Capitol Street Northwest and R Street Northwest on North Capitol Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1712 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Home to Headliners (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barnett Aden Gallery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fathers and Sons (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dividing Line (approx. ¼ mile away); DC and the Development of the International Bear Brotherhood Flag (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Prettiest Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Chicken and the Egg (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . . James Varick, 1st bishop, AMEZ Church. (Submitted on September 3, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords.

Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 11, 2008

2. Metropolitan Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, AMEZ, Frederick Douglass

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,473 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.