Historic Bell House

Historic Bell House Historic house museum in Center Moriches. Under stewardship of the Ketcham Inn Foundation, a 501-c-3 In the early 1840's, Mr. Mary E. Zion.

Abraham Perdue, a freed slave saw the need for spiritual growth for his people. He sought to fulfill this need by calling his neighbors and friends together in prayer and worship at his home in Center Moriches, NY. He was soon able to purchase land on Railroad Avenue and build a church. Through the years, his congregation continued to grow, and some years after his death they became affiliated wit

h the the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Conference, through the Varick Society of Christian Endeavor, with Mrs. Bell as leader of this local society. In 1920 Pastor Bell passed away. The congregation honored her by naming the church the Bell A.M.E. The house at 66 Railroad Avenue was her home. Today it stands in disrepair. We are working to procure a place on the State and National Register of Historic Places. It will restored and maintained as a walk-through museum and educational center.

01/28/2024
03/19/2023

KIFI Board member accepting the Judge's Choice award at Guild Hall in East Hampton.
Congratulations!

06/28/2021

The victims were identified as David Green, a retired Massachusetts State Police officer, and Ramona Cooper, an Air Force veteran.

May soon be on the NYS Register of historical places.
09/16/2020

May soon be on the NYS Register of historical places.

A two-story frame house built by an African American family in 1872, an example of Blacks' deep history on Long Island, has been recommended for addition to the state and national registers of histori

06/18/2018

The Historic Bell House opening on 6/24/18 has been cancelled. It will be re-scheduled in the near future. The new date will be posted on this site. Thank you for your interest.

06/02/2018

Lilly Howard and William Hill take a break to discuss the interior preservation work being done on the Historic Bell House to prepare for opening at the end of June. William Hill, chair Bell House committee and Board Member of Ketcham Inn Foundation, Inc., is pleased to see progress.

KIFI Board member accepting the Judge's Choice award at Guild Hall in East Hampton.Congratulations!
09/02/2016

KIFI Board member accepting the Judge's Choice award at Guild Hall in East Hampton.
Congratulations!

02/04/2016

NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL. Please help with funding for the restoration of The Historic Bell House. Donations will be recieved at The Ketcham Inn. Thank you in advance.

Holiday wreath from the Ketcham Inn Foundation's community wreath project.
11/29/2015

Holiday wreath from the Ketcham Inn Foundation's community wreath project.

11/28/2015

The Bell House Committee is looking for pictures of the house to create a historic timeline, also any pictures of the Bell family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You can contact us through this page or call the Ketcham Inn Foundation 631-878-1855

11/28/2015

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Railroad Avenue
Center Moriches, NY
11934

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