African Zion Baptist Church
It is a one-story frame structure built atop a stone foundation. It has a gable roof topped by a wooden bell tower. This is considered the mother church of African-American Baptists in West Virginia, many of whom migrated there after the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Among its noted members were "Father" Lewis Rice, founder of the church and a leader of the early African-American community in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia, and Booker T. Washington.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James E. Harding (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: African Zion Baptist Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
External links
Media related to African Zion Baptist Church (Malden, West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-210-6, "Malden Historic District, African Zion Baptist Church, 4104 Malden Drive, Malden, Kanawha County, WV", 3 photos, 2 measured drawings, 7 data pages
- e-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia: African Zion Baptist Church article
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