St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel
Location 9883 Deal Island Road (MD 363), Deal Island, Maryland
Coordinates 38°9′19″N 75°56′50″W / 38.15528°N 75.94722°W / 38.15528; -75.94722Coordinates: 38°9′19″N 75°56′50″W / 38.15528°N 75.94722°W / 38.15528; -75.94722
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Gothic, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 90001550[1]
Added to NRHP November 1, 1990

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel is a historic Methodist Episcopal church complex located at Deal Island, Somerset County, Maryland. The complex consists of St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church, an 1879 frame Gothic building; Joshua Thomas Chapel, an 1850 Greek Revival frame structure; and the surrounding cemetery with 19th and 20th century burials and markers. The church features a three story bell tower. The chapel is the oldest site in Somerset County in continuous use for Methodist meetings, which began in tents in 1828.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Paul Baker Touart (October 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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