Progress in preservation
St. Mark
AME
Located on English Avenue in Atlanta, old St. Mark AME was originally built in 1920 for the Western Heights Baptist Church. In 1948, as the congregation changed from white and working class, the building was sold to St. Mark AME, where it served the area’s new demographics until 1976. Since then, the space has remained vacant and largely unused. Plans to not only preserve the space but to develop new programming opportunities and proposals that would revive the space as a central community space for English Avenue.
Evolution of St. Mark AME over time, from 1993 until now, as it goes into a state of disrepair.
St. Mark AME
What we’ve done
Since taking on this project, St. Mark AME has been explored in a multitude of ways, from initial documentation through the Race & Space Seminar in Spring 2021, to independent research from multiple students up until now.
Documentation
Research HABS Documentation
Research
Independent Research by Students
Design
Design Proposals by Students
overview of St. Mark AME
Drone footage (taken 07-28-21) of the site.
