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Mettam Memorial Baptist Church
Mettam Memorial Baptist Church, December 2009
Location: Old Court Rd. between Sudbrook and Reisterstown Rds., Pikesville, Maryland Coordinates: 39°22′41″N 76°43′10″W / 39.37806°N 76.71944°WCoordinates: 39°22′41″N 76°43′10″W / 39.37806°N 76.71944°W Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built: 1835 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 75000867[1] Added to NRHP: April 24, 1975 Mettam Memorial Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a 1 1⁄2-story gable-front stone structure measuring 30-by-40-foot (9.1 by 12 m) and built in 1835. It was renovated in 1965–1966 by the Pikesville Lion's Club. The church sits on an acre of ground which includes a cemetery. The building is named for its first pastor, Joseph Mettam. The congregation joined with five others to found the Maryland Baptist Union Association, later the Baptist State Mission Board of Maryland.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Mettam Memorial Baptist Church, Baltimore County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=284&COUNTY=Baltimore%20County&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20County.
External links
- Mettam Memorial Baptist Church, Baltimore County, including photo from 1968, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1835
- 19th-century Baptist church buildings
- Baptist churches in Maryland
- Churches in Baltimore County, Maryland
- Baltimore County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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