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°W / 39.36278; -76.57778Coordinates: 39°21′46″N 76°34′40″W / 39.36278°N 76.57778°W / 39.36278; -76.57778
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1853 (1853)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 83002940[1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 1983

Taylor's Chapel is an 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 land surrounding the chapel and burial grounds for use as a public golf course. The site of the chapel and burial grounds was left to a self-perpetuating board of trustees. Taylor's Chapel is considered the mother church of St. John's United Methodist Church of Hamilton.[3]

Taylor's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jeffrey Honick (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Taylor's Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore Landmarks". Taylor's Chapel & Burial Ground. City of Baltimore. 2008-11-21.


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