Taylor's Chapel

Taylor's Chapel
Taylor's Chapel, August 2011
Location 6001 Hillen Rd., Mount Pleasant Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°21′46″N 76°34′40″W / 39.36278°N 76.57778°WCoordinates: 39°21′46″N 76°34′40″W / 39.36278°N 76.57778°W
Built 1853
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

83002940

[1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 1983

Taylor's Chapel is a historic chapel located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Greek Revival style chapel located in a quarter acre fenced-in plot, which also includes a graveyard, within Mount Pleasant Park in northeast Baltimore. The structure is a small, mid-19th-century country church, built of stone, covered with stucco, painted white, and has a gable roof. The interior features frescoes on the walls and ceiling, attributed by tradition to the Italian-American painter Constantino Brumidi. The frescoes are trompe l’oeil paintings of classical architectural detailing, including pilasters, panels, coffering, and ornaments. It has remained completely unaltered since its construction in 1853.[2] It was built as a Methodist chapel by the Taylor family on their Mt. Pleasant plantation. In 1925 the City of Baltimore purchased the chapel and burial ground, but the site has remained under the direction of a Board of Trustees from St. John's Methodist Church of Hamilton.[3]

Taylor's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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". Taylor's Chapel, Baltimore City. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore Landmarks". Taylor's Chapel & Burial Ground. City of Baltimore. 2008-11-21.

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