St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel is a historic Methodist Episcopal church complex located at Deal Island, Somerset County, Maryland. The complex consists of St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church, an 1879 frame Gothic building; Joshua Thomas Chapel, an 1850 Greek Revival frame structure; and the surrounding cemetery with 19th and 20th century burials and markers. The church features a three-story bell tower. The chapel is the oldest site in Somerset County in continuous use for Methodist meetings, which began in tents in 1828.[2]

St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel
Location9883 Deal Island Road (MD 363), Deal Island, Maryland
Coordinates38°9′19″N 75°56′50″W
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGothic, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.90001550[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Paul Baker Touart (October 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church and Joshua Thomas Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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