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.
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| Location | Murdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′55″N 77°04′53″W / 38.948738°N 77.08148°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1855 |
| MPS | Tenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770-1941, MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000839[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 5, 2008 |
It is located behind the Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, also on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
editIt was established in 1855, behind Mount Zion Methodist, renamed Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, and now The City Church.[2]
It was listed in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2008 and the NRHP since September 5, 2008.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "the Tenleytown Historical Society". tenleytownhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
External links
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