St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church

{{short description|Historic church in Indiana, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church

| nrhp_type =

| image = St Stephens AME Hanover.jpg

| caption = St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church, November 2009

| location = 220 W. Main St., Hanover, Indiana

| coordinates = {{coord|38|42|53|N|85|28|39|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Indiana#USA

| built = c. {{Start date|1904}}

| architect OR builder =

| architecture = Queen Anne

| added = December 28, 2000

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 00001544{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana.

Early records of the church and its founding have been lost, but it is known that the trustees of the church purchased an acre of land in Hanover for $50 in 1892 to build a church. According to oral tradition among the church members, the present building was erected around 1904, using lumber salvaged from the 1834 Graysville Church formerly on Grange Hill Road.

The church is a one-story, rectangular wood-frame building with Queen Anne style design elements. It measures approximately 26 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It has a front gable roof and features a central projecting bell tower and entrance.{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-04-01}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/2246e/N/St_Stephens_AME_Church_Jefferson_CO_Nom.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Church| accessdate = 2016-04-01| author=Malia Savarino and Paul C. Diebold| format = PDF| date=June 1999}} and Accompanying photographs.{{rp|5}} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.