Marker #29-48 : Original Site of Toledo's Oldest Black Institution / Warren African Methodist Episcopal Church

Frederick Douglass uploaded by Ohio Historical Society
Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895) was a famous passenger on the Underground Railroad and an agent in the South. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history (AL03092).

Name	User	Date
Frederick Douglass	Ohio Historical Society	02-28-06
The Marker	pjk	09-09-06
The Marker at the right, in front of the present HCR Manor Care Building	pjk	09-09-06

Side A : "Original Site of Toledo's Oldest Black Institution"

In 1847, eight persons formed a mission parish of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Sandusky Circuit). Reverend Henry J. Young, the minister, had come to Toledo through the Underground Railroad, as had some of his congregation. Richard Mott and Congressman James Mitchell Ashley helped the mission to rent a frame building on the southwest corner of Adams and Summit streets. The mission later became the Toledo Circuit of the A.M.E. Church.

Side B : "Warren African Methodist Episcopal Church"

On August 1, 1864, a cornerstone was laid for a new church at 15 N. Erie Street, along the Erie Canal. Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, famous Black Abolitionists, spoke at the ceremony. In 1865, Reverend Charles Warren became the pastor for the congregation. In 1871, Bishop D. A. Payne dedicated and named the new church "Warren Chapel" in honor of Reverend Warren. The congregation relocated at 749 Norwood Avenue in 1950.

Latitude / Longitude

41.6551 ° / -83.56111 ° - Map Marker

Address

749 Norwood Avenue
Toledo, OH 43602
Lucas County

Location Directions

749 Norwood Ave.

Keywords

African Americans, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Churches

Categories

Architecture, Religion, Cemeteries

Sponsor(s)

Warren African Methodist Episcopal Church and The Ohio Historical Society

Year

1989