Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1009 Philadelphia Pike
Nearest city	Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39.77708°N 75.49072°W / 39.77708; -75.49072
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1838
Architect	Harvey, George; Springer, Lewis
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	98001097[1]
Added to NRHP	August 28, 1998

Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1838, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. It measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a gable-roofed vestibule added in 1893. Adjacent to the church is the parsonage built in 1894. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay L-shaped frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and features gray-green fish-scale shingles. Adjacent is the contributing church cemetery with burials dating back to 1841.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It is now part of Bellevue State Park, a Delaware state park.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Martha L. Daniel; Susan L. Taylor & Rebecca J. Siders (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage". and Accompanying 24 photos
3. "Mount Pleasant Meeting House". Delaware State Parks.

External links

• Mount Pleasant Meeting House Cemetery at Find a Grave