Josie D. Heard A.M.E. Church / Manayunk A.M.E. Church

Neighborhood:Northwest

Address:
4321 Tower St.
Philadelphia, PA 19127

Significance:
Founded before 1923, the "Manayunk AME Church" listed on Tower Street in the 1923 Directory of Colored Churches is assumed to be the Josie D. Heard AME Church, which currently occupies the site. According to Cooperman, semi-detached houses occupied the property in 1910. The congregation continues to occupy the site, in a building that dates to after 1910.

Type of Historic Resource:church

Extant: yes