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Mt. Zion Memorial Church
Nearest city: Princess Anne, Maryland Coordinates: 38°15′37″N 75°44′38″W / 38.26028°N 75.74389°WCoordinates: 38°15′37″N 75°44′38″W / 38.26028°N 75.74389°W Architect: Price, Benjamin D. Architectural style: Gothic Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 07001116
[1]Added to NRHP: November 01, 2007 Mt. Zion Memorial Church, also known as Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church or Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a single-story asymmetrically planned "T"-shaped timber frame structure constructed in 1887 and remodeled in 1916. It features a three-story entrance tower with an open belfry. It served the African-American community along Polks Road in northern Somerset County.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Mt. Zion Memorial Church, Somerset County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-08. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1526&COUNTY=Somerset&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Somerset.
External links
- Mt. Zion Memorial Church, Somerset County 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:- African Methodist Episcopal churches in Maryland
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Churches in Somerset County, Maryland
- Religious buildings completed in 1887
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings
- Gothic Revival architecture in Maryland
- African American history by location
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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