Hopkins Chapel AME Zion Church

21 College Place, Asheville, NC

Designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith, this Gothic church was the second of the four churches constructed in the neighborhood by James Vester Miller & Sons Construction Company. Note especially the detail of the brickwork on the exterior supports. Built for a congregation that had separated from Central Methodist Church, Miller’s work on this church firmly established his reputation as a highly skilled builder and uniquely talented brick artisan.