Quinn Chapel AME Church

CTL-E-0147 · Church · ame · 1840s–contemporary

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Chicago's first African American church congregation, rooted in Bronzeville

The record

Also known as: 2401 South Wabash Avenue, Quinn Chapel

Notes

Present building at 2401 S. Wabash Ave, constructed 1892.

Relationships

Bronzeville — located in
Bronzeville AME congregation

Sources

Encyclopedia of Chicago — Quinn Chapel AME
Chicago Public Library: Quinn Chapel AME Church Archives (primary source)
City of Chicago — Chicago Landmark designation (Quinn Chapel, 2401 S Wabash Av), Individual Landmarks, data.cityofchicago.org (harvested 2026-10-02) (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0147 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001, BVM-005, PLACE-001, SCI-004.
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Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Chicago — home of the city’s oldest African American congregationPhoto: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, ChicagoPhoto: Legimet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Re-dedication ceremony at the Victory Monument, 35th Street and King Drive, ChicagoPhoto: Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton, Illinois National Guard (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

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