Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church
Location Hoopers Neck Rd., Taylor's Island, Maryland
Coordinates 38°28′56″N 76°18′58″W / 38.48222°N 76.31611°W / 38.48222; -76.31611Coordinates: 38°28′56″N 76°18′58″W / 38.48222°N 76.31611°W / 38.48222; -76.31611
Area 2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built 1857 (1857)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Gothic Revival Victorian
NRHP Reference # 79001126[1]
Added to NRHP June 7, 1979

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist church located at Bethlehem, Taylor's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland. It was built in 1857, and is a gable-front common bond brick church across the road from a mid-19th century cemetery.

The Gothic Revival Victorian church has an octagonal belfry above which is an octagonal dome with a spire superimposed and covered in copper, making it look like an inverted ice cream cone. It is the best example of a mid-19th century Methodist chapel in Dorchester County and retains its original interior.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Michael Bourne (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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