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Union Bethel A.M.E. Church (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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The Union Bethel A.M.E. Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, at 2321 Thalia St. at the corner of Liberty St., is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church. Its Gothic Revival building and the church's adjoining "Four Freedoms Building", was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.The church was founded in 1862 with the withdrawal of Reverend William Foster and about sixty members from the St. James A.M.E. Church, which is also listed on the National Register. The Union Bethel A.M.E. church was incorporated in 1903, and its building foundation and basement were built in 1910-11; it is believed this was entirely incorporated in the present church, designed by architect Emile Weil, erected in 1921.

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Union Bethel A.M.E. Church (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Thalia Street, New Orleans Garden District

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Thalia Street 2319
70113 New Orleans, Garden District
Louisiana, United States
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