Union Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Explained

Union Methodist Episcopal Church
Coordinates:39.9861°N -75.1675°W
Built:1888-1889
Architect:Hazelhurst & Huckel
Architecture:Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:October 15, 1980
Refnum:80003622

The Union Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as the Jones Tabernacle AME Church and Parish House, is an historic, American Methodist Episcopal church and parish house that is located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and architectural features

Designed by the noted Philadelphia architects Hazelhurst & Huckel and built between 1888 and 1889, it was created using cut stone. Designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, this church has an entrance archway with squat Syrian columns and features a prominent front gable, chimneys, towers and pinnacles. The gable has a checkerboard pattern of stone and a Palladian window.

The church's interior is divided into two principal levels, a first floor Sunday School, and the second floor sanctuary with balcony. During the 1930s, the church was sold to Jones Tabernacle AME Church, which operated under the leadership of Rev. Richard R. Wright, Jr., son of Richard R. Wright (1855-1947).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-24. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001487_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Union Methodist Episcopal Church]. 2012-06-16. George E. Thomas. PDF. February 1980.