The Methodist Cemetery Explained

Methodist Cemetery
Location:Murdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates:38.9487°N -77.0815°W
Built:1855
Added:September 5, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Tenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770-1941, MPS
Refnum:08000839

The Methodist Cemetery is an historic cemetery, located at Murdock Mill Road, between River Road, and 42nd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.

It is located behind the Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, also on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

It was established in 1855, behind Mount Zion Methodist, renamed Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, and now The City Church.[1]

It was listed in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2008 and the NRHP since September 5, 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: the Tenleytown Historical Society. tenleytownhistoricalsociety.org. 30 October 2015.