Old Friendship United Methodist Church

Old Friendship United Methodist Church
Location Meadow Bridge Rd., West Post Office, Maryland
Coordinates 38°13′25″N 75°35′13″W / 38.22361°N 75.58694°W / 38.22361; -75.58694Coordinates: 38°13′25″N 75°35′13″W / 38.22361°N 75.58694°W / 38.22361; -75.58694
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1866 (1866)
Architect Bounds, Jones; Dykes, William
Architectural style Italianate, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 95001490[1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1996

Old Friendship United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located in West Post Office, Worcester County, Maryland. It is a one-story, gable-front, frame building erected in 1866. It received improvements through the 1920s and reflects rural interpretations of the Italianate and Greek Revival styles. Surrounding the church is a small churchyard containing several hundred 19th and 20th century grave markers.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Paul B. Touart (March 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Friendship United Methodist Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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