Michigan Street Baptist Church - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
| 511 Michigan Avenue | Buffalo, NY 14204 | | ||
About: Home to one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States, the Michigan Street Church was erected in 1845 and served as a center for Buffalo’s African American community until 1962. The building was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the years prior to the Civil War. Fugitive slaves were hidden in the basement of the church before being ferried across the Niagara River to Canada in the darkness of night.
The Michigan Street Baptist Church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is currently being restored as a community landmark by the Michigan Street Preservation Corporation.
 Michigan Street Baptist ChurchPhotos and text courtesy of Michigan Street Preservation Corp. |
| |