Union Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Union Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Union Methodist Episcopal Church, September 2010
Location	2019 W. Diamond St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′10″N 75°10′3″W / 39.98611°N 75.16750°WCoordinates: 39°59′10″N 75°10′3″W / 39.98611°N 75.16750°W
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1888-1889
Architect	Hazelhurst & Huckel
Architectural style	Other, Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	80003622[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1980

Union Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Jones Tabernacle AME Church and Parish House, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parish house located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the noted Philadelphia architects Hazelhurst & Huckel and built in 1888-1889, of cut stone in the Richardsonian Romanesque-style. The church has an entrance archway with squat Syrian columns; and the building features a prominent front gable, chimneys, towers and pinnacles. The gable has a checkerboard pattern of stone and a Palladian window. The church interior is divided into two principal levels, a first floor Sunday School, and the second floor sanctuary with balcony. In the 1930s, the church was sold to Jones Tabernacle AME Church, then under the leadership of Rev. Richard R. Wright, Jr., son of Richard R. Wright (1855-1947).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Union Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

External links

• Jones Tabernacle AME Church history