Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist church located at Bethlehem, Taylor's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland. It was built in 1857, and is a gable-front common bond brick church across the road from a mid-19th century cemetery.

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church
Front of the church, July 2018
Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church is located in Maryland
Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church is located in the United States
Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church
LocationHoopers Neck Rd., Taylor's Island, Maryland
Coordinates38°28′56″N 76°18′58″W / 38.48222°N 76.31611°W / 38.48222; -76.31611
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
Architectural styleGothic Revival; Victorian
NRHP reference No.79001126[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1979

The Gothic Revival Victorian church has an octagonal belfry above which is an octagonal dome with a spire superimposed and covered in copper, making it look like an inverted ice cream cone. It is the best example of a mid-19th century Methodist chapel in Dorchester County and retains its original interior.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Michael Bourne (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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