Orchard Street United Methodist Church

Orchard Street United Methodist Church
Orchard Street United Methodist Church, March 2012
Location 510-512 Orchard St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′51″N 76°37′28″W / 39.29750°N 76.62444°WCoordinates: 39°17′51″N 76°37′28″W / 39.29750°N 76.62444°W
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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". Orchard Street United Methodist Church, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Thinkquest.org, Baltimore". Baltimore. Thinkquest.org. 2008-04-15.

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