{"nrhp_refnum":"86000204","name":"Wesley Chapel A.M.E Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"508 W. Fourth","address_restricted":false,"city":"Georgetown","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.640152577000038,"lon":-97.68168706099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church is a wood-frame Gothic Revival church at 508 W. 4th Street in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, dated to 1904. It sits west of the central business district in a mostly 1960s urban renewal residential area.","why_significant":"The inventory form cites architecture and ethnic history as the primary areas of significance. The congregation was founded in 1869 and has owned the site since 1881. The church is one of very few pre-1935 structures left in Georgetown's historic black neighborhoods, is extremely important to the black community, and is a good example of Gothic Revival architecture.","narrative":"Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church is a wood-frame church at 508 W. 4th Street in Georgetown, Texas, dated to 1904. It has a modified Greek cross plan, beveled wood siding, a cross-gable roof and a two-story entry tower at the southwest corner. The tower has a pyramidal roof with wood shingles and imbricated shingle siding on its upper level. Pointed-arch windows and a double-door entrance with a pointed-arch transom provide the Gothic Revival details. A small addition stands at the southeast corner, and a dining hall was added to the east in 1968. The congregation was founded in 1869 and has owned the land since 1881. The building is believed to have been built by church members. It is one of very few structures in Georgetown's historic black neighborhoods that predate 1935, and it is described as extremely important to the black community. It was recognized for its architecture and its ethnic history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Believed to have been built by members of the congregation; no architect named","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair with minor additions; still used as a church, with a dining hall built in 1968 to the east.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.00493-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/9708/40970807/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/86000204.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000204/ba7018655b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000204/ba7018655b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"James Howard","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WesleyChapelAMEChurch.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">James Howard</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WesleyChapelAMEChurch.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970807","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Chapel_AME_Church_(Georgetown,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7983875"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/wesley-chapel-a-m-e-church-86000204/"}