African Methodist Episcopal Church

Grab

Description

Small brick church building surrounded by wood fence. Handwritten on back: "Lafayette St. (now Champlain), colored (African) M.E. church. Champlain near Beaubien about 1880. Erected 1845 or Sept. 19, 1847?" Upper left corner of mat board is torn away.

Details

Resource ID:: DPA1934
Subject:: Methodist church buildings--Michigan--Detroit; African American churches--Michigan--Detroit; Methodist Episcopal Church; Photographic prints
Date:: c.1880
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 5.25 x 7 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Churches-African M.E.
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.