People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic

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located in

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. It was designed by architect

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and

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and built in 1911. It is a small

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style

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ed brick building. It sits on a cut

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foundation and measures approximately 25 feet wide and 50 feet deep. It has a two-story projecting front gable and features a three-story

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topped by a pyramidal roof. The congregation was incorporated in 1837 and remained at this location until 1976. ''Note:'' This includes ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 2012.

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African Methodist Episcopal churches in New York (state) 1837 establishments in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Gothic Revival church buildings in New York (state) Churches completed in 1911 Churches in Syracuse, New York National Register of Historic Places in Syracuse, New York {{OnondagaCountyNY-NRHP-stub