Built in 1914 and designed by William Sidney Pittman, Allen Chapel is the oldest African-American church in Fort Worth. William Pittman married Booker T. Washington’s daughter and was the first Black architect to practice in Texas. Among other churches, he also designed the only library for Blacks in Houston, the Colored Carnegie Library.
Allen Chapel is a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2011, lightning struck the bell tower and it had to be removed. Unfortunately, it has not been replaced. In 2022, the Texas Society of Architects featured Allen Chapel in its production for KERA, The Shape of Texas.
Built in 1914 and designed by William Sidney Pittman, Allen Chapel is the oldest African-American church in Fort Worth. William Pittman married Booker T. Washington’s daughter and was the first Black architect to practice in Texas. Among other churches, he also designed the only library for Blacks in Houston, the Colored Carnegie Library.
Allen Chapel is a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2011, lightning struck the bell tower and it had to be removed. Unfortunately, it has not been replaced. In 2022, the Texas Society of Architects featured Allen Chapel in its production for KERA, The Shape of Texas.
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