St. Stephen's Methodist Church

St. Stephen's Methodist Church
St. Stephen's Methodist Church, April 2009
Location 146 W. 228th St., Bronx, New York
Coordinates 40°52′37″N 73°50′41″W / 40.87694°N 73.84472°W / 40.87694; -73.84472Coordinates: 40°52′37″N 73°50′41″W / 40.87694°N 73.84472°W / 40.87694; -73.84472
Area 0.16 acres (0.065 ha)
Built 1897 (1897)-1898
Architect Alexander McMillan Welch
Architectural style Shingle style, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 12000008[1]
Added to NRHP February 8, 2012

St. Stephen's Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The church was designed by noted architect Alexander McMillan Welch and built in 1897. It is a two-story, Shingle style church on a raised basement. It has a cross-gable roof topped by a small cupola, a rose window on the front facede, and features a pronounced bell tower with an open belfry and balconies. The interior is based on the Akron Plan. The church has an attached Sunday School wing with a hipped roof. Also on the property is the contributing two-story, Queen Anne style frame parsonage.[2]:3, 6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/14 through 5/30/14. National Park Service. 2012-02-17.
  2. ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Jacqueline Peu-Duvallon (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Stephen's Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs

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