Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, near Fort Valley, was established in 1894. A church was dedicated in September of that year by Rev. D. J. Lawrence. That structure was destroyed by fire on 17 March 1915 and replaced with the present structure in August 1915 by Rev. T. A. White. The cornerstone was laid by Bishop Joseph Simeon Flipper (1859-1944). Bishop Flipper was the brother of Henry Ossian Flipper, the first Black graduate of West Point. C. C. Hampton, Charles Hall, W. M. Smith, George Hampton, and J. L. Smith. The cornerstone also notes that it was “presented by” Hon. J. H. Allen; presumably he was the namesake because he donated the land.

Thanks to Christy Atkins for pointing me to this information. I’ve been looking for more history of this church since 2008.