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Photograph of AME Church of New Haven
Photograph by Jim Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

AME Church of New Haven

Built in 1893. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

From the record

“AME Church of New Haven is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 225 Selma Street in New Haven, Missouri. The church was built in 1893 for New Haven's AME congregation; founded in 1865, it was one of the first Black churches in the city.”

Wikipedia article AME Church of New Haven, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 61 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1992 · category: Building · built in 1893.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 225 Selma St., New Haven, 63068
  • When was it listed? August 1992
  • Category. building
  • Township. New Haven township
  • When was it built? 1893
  • National Register reference number. 92001002 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

10 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of AME Church of New Haven between 1997 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 August 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
26 June 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220628-10928-06262020-1539
17 June 2020Equipment and vehicle use13 acresMissouri Department of Conservation220627-10928-06172020-1858
16 April 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 April 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
18 March 2005Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
24 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
15 October 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230872-10928-10152020-1707

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of AME Church of New Haven: 13 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dundee QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Meyer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
New Haven QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
New Haven Quarry &MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Saak QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this property

56 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Haven, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 27 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1994Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$500,000A mobile home was severely damaged after being turned over from high wind. Trees were also uprooted, a barn damaged, and windows blown out. Reported by a local newspaper.
April 1994Tornado (F0)New Haven$500,000A small tornado touched down just southwest of New Haven damaging the roof of a house. As the storm moved quickly east-northeast, it peeled the roof of a oil station off and pushed telephone poles along County Road C over. Just before crossing Highway 100, the tornado caused minor damage to the corner of a barn and snapped numerous large trees in half. The tornado lifted shortly after damaging a chicken house north of Highway 100. Witnesses said marble-size hail covered the ground and the storm sounded like a train passing by.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$100,000Thunderstorm wind gusts cause quite a bit of damage in the New Haven area. The roof of a gymnasium at a local school was blown off. Other homes suffered roof damage and numerous trees and power lines were downed.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$7,000no account filed
April 1993Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$5,000The Franklin County EOC reported wind gusts to an estimated 60 mph along Highway 100.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$147The roof of the New Haven Police Department and radio tower suffered extensive damage. Large trees were also blown down and uprooted in the Leslie and Gerald areas.
April 2026Tornado (EF0)New Haven-A Tornado Debris Signature off of the KLSX radar appeared just south of the Missouri River and tracked north-northeast. Ground survey was unable to find damage directly associated with tornado, but NWS GIS Mutual Aid analysis of high resolution satellite imagery was able to find tree damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado.
May 2024HailNew Haven-The largest hailstones were between 1.5 and 2 inches in diameter. These fell in Washington. 1 inch hailstones fell just east of New Haven.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs in New Haven. Also, southeast of New Haven a small communications tower was blown down.
June 2015Flash FloodNew Haven-Up to 3 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines in New Haven.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town.
March 2008Flash FloodNew Haven-Up to three inches of rain fell over Franklin county over a short period of time on already saturated soils. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding including Beemont Road, Beemont School Road, Detmold Road, Hoeman Road, and Highway C about a mile north of U.S. Highway 50.
June 2008HailNew Haven-A large swath of penny to nickel size hail fell from New Haven to 4 miles south of New Haven. Some locations reported hail up to one and a half inches in depth on the ground.
February 2006HailNew Haven-Storm spotters reported nickel size hail southeast of New Haven.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-A semi was blown over on Missouri Route 100 east of New Haven.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Local law enforcement reported several large trees down around town blocking some streets.
December 2005LightningNew Haven-Lightning strikes caused damage at a couple of homes, knocked out telephone service across parts of town, and damaged a pump at the City Water Department. One home suffered broken windows, holes in the outside siding and inside drywall, and damage to household electronics. Two homes had to be evacuated after a lightning strike damaged a natural gas pipe.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm winds claimed a few trees and large branches. No damage to structures or automobiles was reported.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in the New Haven area.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-The County Sheriff reported wind damage in New Haven. Trees, power lines, and some street signs were blown down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm wind gusts caused some damage just south of New Haven. Trees and power lines were down, a barn and some outbuildings were also damaged. A mobile home was damaged when 3 trees were pushed over by the wind and ended up leaning on the side of the home.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down. The wind also caused havoc at the County Youth Fair which had just started. A couple of large tents were blown down and electricity was knocked out in the area.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines near Highway C and 100.
May 2001HailNew Haven-The Franklin County Sheriff office reported 3/4 inch hail west of New Haven.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some power lines in New Haven.
June 2000HailNew Haven-The County Sheriff reported 1 inch hail south of New Haven.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-The county sheriff reported 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2025HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 2025HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 2025HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 2025HailNew Haven-no account filed
April 2014HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
March 2012HailNew Haven-no account filed
March 2012HailNew Haven-no account filed
April 2011HailNew Haven-no account filed
April 2011HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
July 2011HailNew Haven-no account filed
April 2011HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2010HailNew Haven-no account filed
March 2009Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
April 2006HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2006HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
July 2006HailNew Haven-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
May 2004HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 2004HailNew Haven-no account filed
February 1999Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
June 1998HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 1996HailNew Haven-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
New Haven Commercial Historic Districtunder 500 feet1999
New Haven Residential Historic Districtunder 500 feet1999
Christopher and Johanna Twelker Farm7.8 miles2016

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 92001002 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Franklin CountyAll 61 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.