Epworth United Methodist Church (Norfolk, Virginia)

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Epworth United Methodist Church
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Epworth United Methodist Church, September 2013
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Location124 W. Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′6″N76°17′29″W / 36.85167°N 76.29139°W / 36.85167; -76.29139 Coordinates: 36°51′6″N76°17′29″W / 36.85167°N 76.29139°W / 36.85167; -76.29139
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1894 (1894)-1896
ArchitectCarpenter, John Ruthven; Peebles, John Kevan
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 97000955 [1]
VLR No.122-0178
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1997
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1996 [2]

Epworth United Methodist Church, originally Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was designed by two noted Virginia architects James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter, Jr. (1867-1932) and John Kevan Peebles (1876-1934), and built between 1894 and 1896. It is a rusticated granite with yellow sandstone trim church building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The original building is divided into three sections: the cruciform sanctuary, the social hall and classrooms, and the pastor's study. The building features 22 beautiful stained glass windows, most notably the Ascension flanked by two Tiffany windows. It has a bell tower topped by a pyramidal red tile roof. The church was remodeled to its present appearance in 1921. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Dianne M. Ball (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Epworth United Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo