Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland)
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church | |
| Location | Liberty Road (MD 26), Eldersburg, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′26″N 76°57′45″W / 39.40722°N 76.96250°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1821 |
| Built by | Elder, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001593[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 1984 |
The Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church in Eldersburg, Maryland is a characteristic small church of the period (built ~1822), with uncoursed stone rubble construction and a simple plan. The interior is a single barrel-vaulted room. It was erected to serve one of the earliest Methodist congregations in Carroll County, and hence in the United States, as Carroll County was a birthplace of Methodism in America.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Peter Kurtze and Jean Hershberger (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland).
- Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, Carroll County, including photo in 2006, at Maryland Historical Trust