Saxton United Methodist Church

Saxton United Methodist Church
Saxton United Methodist Church, January 2000
Location Jct. of Main and Church Sts., Bowers, Delaware
Coordinates 39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°WCoordinates: 39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1879, 1893
Architect Godwin, George
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 90001070[1]
Added to NRHP July 23, 1990

Saxton United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at the junction of Main and Church Streets in Bowers, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1879, and is a long, narrow, one-story, gable-roofed, Gothic-influenced frame building with board-and-batten siding. It measures approximately 40 feet, 5 inches, in length by 24 feet, 5 inches, in width. The steeply pitched roof is topped by a pyramidal-roofed, bell cupola. The church was moved to its present location in 1893.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Donald A. Duhadaway, Jr. and Kimberly R. Sebold (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saxton United Methodist Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos