The Methodist Cemetery

The Methodist Cemetery is an historic cemetery, located at Murdock Mill Road, between River Road, and 42nd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.

Methodist Cemetery
The Methodist Cemetery is located in District of Columbia
The Methodist Cemetery
LocationMurdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°56′55″N 77°04′53″W / 38.948738°N 77.08148°W / 38.948738; -77.08148
Arealess than one acre
Built1855
MPSTenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770-1941, MPS
NRHP reference No.08000839[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 2008

It is located behind the Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, also on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

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It was established in 1855, behind Mount Zion Methodist, renamed Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, and now The City Church.[2]

It was listed in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2008 and the NRHP since September 5, 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "the Tenleytown Historical Society". tenleytownhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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