Monumental Methodist Church

Monumental United Methodist Church, formerly known as Dinwiddie Street Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is a five-bay brick and stucco, Victorian Gothic style church. It is features a 182 feet tall, two part central tower. The church was built between 1871 and 1876 on the foundations of an earlier 1831 building that had burned in 1864.[3]

Monumental United Methodist Church
Monumental Methodist Church
Location450 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°50′9″N 76°18′10″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1874 (1874)-1876
ArchitectWest, Albert Lawrence
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.03001430[1]
VLR No.124-0034-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 2004
Designated VLRSeptember 10, 2002[2]

The church was heavily damaged by fire on January 3, 2018.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Stephanie A. T. Jacobe (June 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Monumental Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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