Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage | |
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| Location | 1009 Philadelphia Pike |
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| Nearest city | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39°46′37″N 75°29′27″W / 39.77708°N 75.49072°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1838 |
| Architect | Harvey, George; Springer, Lewis |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001097[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1998 |
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1838, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. It measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a gable-roofed vestibule added in 1893. Adjacent to the church is the parsonage built in 1894. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay L-shaped frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and features gray-green fish-scale shingles. Adjacent is the contributing church cemetery with burials dating back to 1841.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It is now part of Bellevue State Park, a Delaware state park.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Martha L. Daniel; Susan L. Taylor & Rebecca J. Siders (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage". and Accompanying 24 photos
- ^ "Mount Pleasant Meeting House". Delaware State Parks.
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