Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic

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located at 602 Commerce Street in

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. It was built in 1865, and is a small one-story, vernacular brick building with simple

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style design elements. The rectangular building measures 32 feet by 52 feet and features a stepped gable and six brick

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s. (includes 20 photographs from 1997) It was listed on the

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in 1997.

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African Methodist Episcopal churches in Missouri Greek Revival church buildings in Missouri Churches completed in 1865 Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Buildings and structures in Howard County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Howard County, Missouri {{Missouri-church-stub