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Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland)

Coordinates: 39°24′26″N 76°57′45″W / 39.40722°N 76.96250°W / 39.40722; -76.96250
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Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland)
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland) is located in the United States
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church (Eldersburg, Maryland)
LocationLiberty Road (MD 26), Eldersburg, Maryland
Coordinates39°24′26″N 76°57′45″W / 39.40722°N 76.96250°W / 39.40722; -76.96250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1821 (1821)
Built byElder, John
NRHP reference No.84001593[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1984

The Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church in Eldersburg, Maryland is a characteristic small church of the period (built ~1822), with uncoursed stone rubble construction and a simple plan. The interior is a single barrel-vaulted room. It was erected to serve one of the earliest Methodist congregations in Carroll County, and hence in the United States, as Carroll County was a birthplace of Methodism in America.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Peter Kurtze and Jean Hershberger (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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