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St. John Chapel
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National Register of Historic Places

St. John Chapel

Also known as St. John A.M.E. Church

On the National Register since 198046 years
VictorianListed 1980Columbus
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About St. John Chapel

St. John Chapel, at 1516 5th Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture and religion, at the local level. It describes its style as Victorian, as it does for 136 other Georgia listings. It was listed as part of Columbus MRA. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Columbus, Georgia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1516 5th Ave., Columbus · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1St. John ChapelStart here
  2. 2Claflin SchoolBuilding · next door
  3. 3Swift Manufacturing CompanyDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Southern Railway Freight DepotBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Depot Business BuildingsVictorian · 0.2 mi on
Around it

49 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBuilding at 1400 Third AvenueNeo-Georgian0.2 miBGeorge Phillips HouseClassical Revival0.2 miBCargill, Walter HurtGeorgian Revival · Built 19180.2 miBBullard-Hart HouseSecond Empire0.2 miBJohn Paul Illges HouseEclectic0.2 miDHigh Uptown Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBIllges HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBElisha P. Dismukes HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBBuilding at 1519 3rd AvenueEclectic · Built 19080.2 miBWm. L. Cooke HouseGeorgian Revival0.2 miBBuilding at 1531 3rd AvenueClassical Revival0.2 miBHenry Lindsay Woodruff HouseVictorian0.2 miBSixteenth Street SchoolRoman Classical Revival0.2 miBMethodist TabernacleClassical Revival0.2 miBIsaac Maund HouseVictorian Cottage0.2 miBBuilding at 1612 3rd AvenueGreek Revival0.2 miBBuilding at 1617 Third AvenueVictorian · Built 18890.2 miBBuilding at 1619 Third AvenueVictorian · Built 18890.2 mi
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BBuilding at 1625 Third AvenueGreek Revival0.2 miSOld City CemeteryVictorian Gothic · Built 18280.2 miBLion HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBRankin HouseLate Georgian0.3 miBGarrett-Bullock HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBErnest Woodruff HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBWoodruff, Henry Lindsay, Second HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBPeabody-Warner HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBMcGehee-Woodall HouseBuilding0.3 miBGann's PharmacyVictorian Classical0.3 miBCentral of Georgia Railroad TerminalVictorian Romanesque0.4 miBCentral of Georgia Railroad TerminalSecond Empire0.4 miBThomas V. Butts HouseEclectic0.4 miBSwift-Kyle HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBDavid Rothschild HouseSecond Empire0.4 miB1238 Professional BuildingBuilding0.4 miBCity Fire DepartmentBungalow0.4 miBChurch SquareClassical Revival0.5 miBGolden Brothers, Founders and MachinstsBuilding0.5 miBColumbus Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyBuilding0.5 miBChurch of the Holy FamilyGothic Revival · Built 18770.5 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBColumbian Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted MasonsChicago Commercial0.5 miBColumbus Investment Company BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBRalston HotelBuilding0.5 miBLewis-Rothchild BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBSilver's Five and Dime Store-H.L. Green Co.Commercial Style0.5 miBBroad Street Methodist Episcopal Church SouthGreek Revival0.5 miBTriangle BuildingRenaissance Revival0.5 miBMott HouseBuilding0.5 miBBuilding at 215 Ninth StreetGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Victorian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Victorian.

Springer Opera HouseBuilt 1871 · 0.7 mi away
First African Baptist Church Parsonage0.8 mi away
Carter and Bradley, Cotton Factors and Warehouseman0.8 mi away
Dinglewood0.9 mi away

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Questions about St. John Chapel

Is St. John Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 29, 1980 (Register number 80001202).

Is St. John Chapel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Springer Opera House, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit St. John Chapel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of St. John Chapel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93206528 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.