Epworth United Methodist Church

Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	5253 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates	41°58′19″N 87°39′37″W / 41.97194°N 87.66028°W / 41.97194; -87.66028Coordinates: 41°58′19″N 87°39′37″W / 41.97194°N 87.66028°W / 41.97194; -87.66028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890
Architect	Frederick B. Townsend
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	08000503^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 10, 2008

The Epworth United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

The church was formally organized as the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church in July 1889, and the main part of the church building was built in the early 1890s.^[2] Parts of the church were constructed using boulders from Wisconsin, which were floated south down Lake Michigan.^[3]

It has also been known as the Epworth Methodist Church.^[1] The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church" in 2008. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing object.^[1]^[4]

References

1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Bruce A. Green. About us. Epworth United Methodist Church. Retrieved on August 8, 2009.
↑ Alice Sinkevitch, Laurie McGovern Petersen, et al. "Epworth United Methodist Church". AIA Guide to Chicago. 2004. 241.
↑ National Register of Historic Places Listings. nps.gov. June 20, 2008. Retrieved on August 8, 2009.

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Media related to Epworth Church, Edgewater (Chicago) at Wikimedia Commons
Church website

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