{"nrhp_refnum":"99000349","name":"Thompson AME Zion Church","other_names":["Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"33 Parker St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Auburn","county":"Cayuga County","state":"NY","lat":42.92328835700005,"lon":-76.57586281899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-04-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Social History","Religion"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A modest two-story frame church at 33 Parker Street in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, built in 1891 in the Late Victorian Stick/Eastlake style, with Charles H. Sweeting as contractor.","why_significant":"The church was the regular place of worship of Harriet Tubman and the site of her funeral in 1913. It was also home to Auburn's A.M.E. Zion congregation from 1891 to 1993, a central institution of the city's African American community. Criterion A was added at listing for its religious significance to that community.","narrative":"Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church is a small two-story frame building on Parker Street in Auburn, New York, completed in 1891 with funds raised through subscription and donations. Its street-facing gable carries a small steeple, and the exterior is shingled, with fishscale patterns and bullseye details in the trim. Inside are a double-aisled sanctuary, a balcony and beaded wainscoting. The church was named for Bishop Joseph P. Thompson, who spoke at the laying of the cornerstone. It was the first building the congregation owned outright and built for its own use. It was the regular place of worship of Harriet Tubman, who lived in Auburn. Her funeral was held there on March 13, 1913, and hundreds filed past her flag-draped casket. The congregation used the church until 1993. The building is largely intact, and it recalls the role of the A.M.E. Zion Church in Auburn's African American community and in Tubman's spiritual and social life.","period_of_significance":"1891 - 1913","architect_builder":"Charles H. Sweeting (contractor)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/ Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"The congregation used the church until 1993, when it moved to a larger facility. The building is largely intact, with few alterations.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.840475-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99000349.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000349/508406e89e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000349/508406e89e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Tubman_church.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harriet_Tubman_church.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312224","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99839411"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/cayuga-county/thompson-ame-zion-church-99000349/"}