Wesley M.E. Church | |
Side and front of former church in 2015, with most exterior decorative elements except the cornice removed. | |
Location | 839 New London Rd., McClellandville, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°42′42″N75°46′44″W / 39.711617°N 75.778896°W Coordinates: 39°42′42″N75°46′44″W / 39.711617°N 75.778896°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1854 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | White Clay Creek Hundred MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83001407 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1983 |
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at McClellandville, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1854, and is a frame, one story, one bay by three bay, gable-roofed Greek Revival-style building. It was sheathed in weatherboard and featured decorative wood shingles on the facade and corner pilasters. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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