Capers C.M.E. Church
Historic church in Tennessee, United States
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Capers C.M.E. Church, is a historic Christian Methodist Episcopal church built in 1925 in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] It is also known as Caper Memorial Christian Church,[3] and Capers Memorial C.M.E. Church.[4]
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Location | 319 15th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′34″N 86°47′43″W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | McKissack & McKissack |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | McKissack and McKissack Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000045[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 2, 1985 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1985.[1]
History
The congregation was originally founded as the McKendree African Mission in 1832,[2] near Sulphur Springs. The church was located on Hynes Street and was renamed in 1851 as Capers Chapel in honor of its founder Bishop William C. Capers.[2][5][6] In 1870, the Capers Chapel became a member of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.) (also known as Christian Methodist Episcopal Church), a Black denomination of Wesleyan Methodism.[2]
It was designed in a Neo-Classic style by African-American founded architectural firm McKissack & McKissack.[2] Moses McKissack III of the architectural firm McKissack & McKissack was a church member.[7] The structure is a two-story masonry building, with four stone Doric pilasters.[2]
