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]
Saxton United Methodist Church | |
.JPG) Saxton United Methodist Church, January 2000 | |
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| Location | Jct. of Main and Church Sts., Bowers, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1879, 1893 |
| Architect | Godwin, George |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001070[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 23, 1990 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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
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