The church built with bricks carried in aprons
Oral histories say the women of St. Paul A.M.E. Church carried the bricks to the site in their aprons. See the 1913 church from the sidewalk and talk about it.
- Who
- Families, Kids
- Ages
- 6+
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free
- When
- Any time of year
- Show up
- On the College Street sidewalk.
How to do it
- Walk to 521 W. College St. and view the church from the sidewalk across the street.
- Find the National Register plaque at the corner of College and Edison streets (our tour Stop 5).
- Our tour says the congregation dates to 1824 and the brick church was finished in 1913.
- At home: how many bricks could you carry? How many trips would a whole church take?
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Think about it
Why do oral histories matter when there's no written record?
Safety and respect
Active church: view it from the sidewalk; go inside only by arrangement with the congregation.
Why it matters
Historical contextPreserve historyExploration & critical thinkingMake history fun for families & kids
Related
- Our walking tour (each stop lists its own sources)
- Find the date on three markers
- Draw the square: 1886 and today
- Ask a grandparent: what was on the square?
- All 150 things to do together
Sources
Know better? If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.
Did it? Send us your photo or story. We print kids’ first names, faces or photos only with a parent’s OK.