Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Historic church in Maryland, United States

United States historic place

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Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Baltimore City Landmark

Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, March 2012

Location	1327 Madison Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°18′14″N 76°37′40″W / 39.30389°N 76.62778°W / 39.30389; -76.62778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1857 (1857)
Architect	Balbirnie, Thomas
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	92001153^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1992
Designated BCL	1995

Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, now known as Douglas Memorial Community Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a brick, Greek Revival, temple-fronted structure featuring four fluted Corinthian columns and built 1857–1858. The rear addition is a two-story Colonial Revival style wing dating from about 1900.^[2]

Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

Pastors at Douglas Memorial Community Church include Marion C. Bascom^[3] and Raphael Warnock.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ William Meyers, II (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^ What ever happened to...? Rev. Marion C. Bascom The Baltimore Sun, January 06, 2007, Frederick N. Rasmussen
^ Clark Felty, Dana (October 6, 2006). "From Kayton Homes to King's pulpit". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

External links

Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore City, including photo from 1991, at Maryland Historical Trust
Douglas Memorial Community Church website

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

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