Orchard Street United Methodist Church

Orchard Street United Methodist Church
Orchard Street United Methodist Church
Orchard Street United Methodist Church is located in Maryland
Location: 510-512 Orchard St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°17′51″N 76°37′28″W / 39.2975°N 76.62444°W / 39.2975; -76.62444Coordinates: 39°17′51″N 76°37′28″W / 39.2975°N 76.62444°W / 39.2975; -76.62444
Built: 1837
Architectural style: Renaissance, Romanesque, Italian Renaissance
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 75002096[1]
Added to NRHP: November 12, 1975

Orchard Street United Methodist Church, formerly known as Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a church built in a mixture of revival styles. It was constructed in 1837, with additions made in 1853, 1865, and 1882. The main church is Romanesque Revival, but the rear building is Romanesque with a large Gothic window in its northeastern facade. The nave is approximately 54 feet by 75 feet and features clerestory windows. The rear building is approximately 50 feet by 75 feet.[2] The church was founded in 1825 by Truman Le Pratt, a former slave of Governor John Eager Howard. It now houses the offices of the Baltimore Urban League and is the oldest standing structure built by African-Americans in the city of Baltimore.[3]

Orchard Street United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Orchard Street United Methodist Church, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=347&COUNTY=Baltimore%20City&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20City. 
  3. ^ "Thinkquest.org, Baltimore". Baltimore. Thinkquest.org. 2008-04-15. http://library.thinkquest.org/10854/bmore.html. 

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