Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church (Allen, Maryland)

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Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
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Location26679 Collins Wharf Rd.
Allen, Maryland
Coordinates 38°17′25″N75°41′26″W / 38.29028°N 75.69056°W / 38.29028; -75.69056 Coordinates: 38°17′25″N75°41′26″W / 38.29028°N 75.69056°W / 38.29028; -75.69056
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1848 (1848)
ArchitectTwilley, Caleb; et al.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 99001041 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1999

Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, known now as Asbury United Methodist Church, is a historic church located at Allen, Wicomico County, Maryland. It is a rectangular, gable-front frame structure, with the entrance located in a square bell tower centered on the front. The main block of the building was constructed in 1848 and the tower was added in 1883. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. George R. Shivers (August 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.