Mount Zion Memorial Church

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Mt. Zion Memorial Church
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Location29071 Polks Road
Princess Anne, Maryland
Coordinates 38°15′37″N75°44′38″W / 38.26028°N 75.74389°W / 38.26028; -75.74389
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Architect Price, Benjamin D.
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 07001116 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 2007

Mt. Zion Memorial Church, also known as Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church or Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a single-story asymmetrically planned T-shaped timber-frame structure constructed in 1887 and remodeled in 1916. It features a three-story entrance tower with an open belfry. It served the African-American community along Polks Road in northern Somerset County. [2]

Its design is attributed to architect Benjamin D. Price, who sold church plans by catalogue orders.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. "Maryland Historical Trust". Mt. Zion Memorial Church, Somerset County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-08.