Saxton United Methodist Church

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Saxton United Methodist Church
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Saxton United Methodist Church, January 2000
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LocationJct. of Main and Church Sts., Bowers, Delaware
Coordinates 39°3′30″N75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W / 39.05833; -75.40389 Coordinates: 39°3′30″N75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W / 39.05833; -75.40389
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1879, 1893
ArchitectGodwin, George
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 90001070 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1990

Saxton United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at the junction of Main and Church Streets in Bowers, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1879, and is a long, narrow, one-story, gable-roofed, Gothic-influenced frame building with board-and-batten siding. It measures approximately 40 feet, 5 inches, in length by 24 feet, 5 inches, in width. The steeply pitched roof is topped by a pyramidal-roofed, bell cupola. The church was moved to its present location in 1893. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Donald A. Duhadaway, Jr. and Kimberly R. Sebold (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saxton United Methodist Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos