St. Stephen's Methodist Church

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St. Stephen's Methodist Church
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St. Stephen's Methodist Church, April 2009
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Location146 W. 228th St., Bronx, New York
Coordinates 40°52′37″N73°54′33″W / 40.87694°N 73.90917°W / 40.87694; -73.90917
Area0.16 acres (0.065 ha)
Built1897 (1897)-1898
ArchitectAlexander McMillan Welch
Architectural styleShingle style, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 12000008 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 2012

St. Stephen's Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located in the Marble Hill neighborhood of Bronx, New York City. The church was designed by architect Alexander McMillan Welch and built in 1897. It is a two-story, Shingle style church on a raised basement. It has a cross-gable roof topped by a small cupola, a rose window on the front facade, and features a pronounced bell tower with an open belfry and balconies. The interior is based on the Akron Plan. The church has an attached Sunday School wing with a hipped roof. Also on the property is the contributing two-story, Queen Anne style frame parsonage. [2] :3,6

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/14 through 5/30/14. National Park Service. 2012-02-17.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2015-12-01.Note: This includes Jacqueline Peu-Duvallon (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Stephen's Methodist Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs

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