Eldbrooke United Methodist Church

Eldbrooke United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	4100 River Road, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°56′55.72″N 77°4′48.79″W / 38.9488111°N 77.0802194°WCoordinates: 38°56′55.72″N 77°4′48.79″W / 38.9488111°N 77.0802194°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926
Architect	Cutler, Howard Jr.
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS	Tenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770–1941, MPS
NRHP Reference #	08000840[1]
Added to NRHP	September 05, 2008

Eldbrooke United Methodist Church is a historic church in Washington, D.C. It is located at 4100 River Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.

History

The first church on this site, called Mount Zion Methodist, was established in 1840, and was rebuilt after the Civil War. A larger church was built there in 1899, and the name was changed to Eldbrooke, after Aquila Eld and Philip Brooke. The Spanish Colonial Revival building, designed by Howard Wright Cutler, was built in 1926, and was purchased by The City Church in 2008.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "the Tenleytown Historical Society". Retrieved 8 March 2016.