Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church Explained

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church
Coordinates:38.4822°N -76.3161°W
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:June 7, 1979
Refnum:79001126

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist church located at Bethlehem, Taylor's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland. It was built in 1857, and is a gable-front common bond brick church across the road from a mid-19th century cemetery.

The Gothic Revival Victorian church has an octagonal belfry above which is an octagonal dome with a spire superimposed and covered in copper, making it look like an inverted ice cream cone. It is the best example of a mid-19th century Methodist chapel in Dorchester County and retains its original interior.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church . April 1975. 2016-03-01 . Michael Bourne . Maryland Historical Trust.