St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal Church
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St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church
located at Hopewell, Somerset County
, Maryland
. It is a large single-story gable-front Gothic Revival
frame church with four-story bell tower
. It was built in 1850 and extensively reworked in 1901. Also on the property is a cemetery with 19th and 20th century markers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990.
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
located at Hopewell, Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. It is a large single-story gable-front Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
frame church with four-story bell tower
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
. It was built in 1850 and extensively reworked in 1901. Also on the property is a cemetery with 19th and 20th century markers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1990.
External links
- St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal Church, Somerset County, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust