Taylor's Chapel
Taylor's Chapel | |
| File:TaylorsChapel 08 11.jpg Taylor's Chapel, August 2011 | |
| Location | 6001 Hillen Rd., Mount Pleasant Park, Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°21′46″N 76°34′40″W / 39.36278°N 76.57778°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002940[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1983 |
| Designated BCL | 1977 |
Taylor's Chapel is an historic chapel located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a Greek Revival style chapel located in a quarter acre fenced-in plot, which also includes a graveyard, within Mount Pleasant Park in northeast Baltimore. The structure is a small, mid-19th-century country church, built of stone, covered with stucco, painted white, and has a gable roof. The interior features frescoes on the walls and ceiling, attributed by tradition to the Italian-American painter Constantino Brumidi. The frescoes are trompe-l'œil paintings of classical architectural detailing, including pilasters, panels, coffering, and ornaments. It has remained completely unaltered since its construction in 1853.[2] It was built as a Methodist chapel by the Taylor family on their Mt. Pleasant plantation. In 1925 the City of Baltimore purchased the land surrounding the chapel and burial grounds for use as a public golf course. The site of the chapel and burial grounds was left to a self-perpetuating board of trustees. Taylor's Chapel is considered the mother church of St. John's United Methodist Church of Hamilton.[3] Taylor's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Jeffrey Honick (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Taylor's Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ↑ "Baltimore Landmarks". Taylor's Chapel & Burial Ground. City of Baltimore. 2008-11-21.
External links
- Taylor's Chapel, Baltimore City, including photo from 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Taylor's Chapel – Explore Baltimore Heritage
- Find A Grave: Taylor's Chapel Cemetery
- Taylor's Chapel - The Historical Marker Database
- Churches in Baltimore
- United Methodist churches in Maryland
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore
- Churches completed in 1853
- 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
- Greek Revival church buildings in Maryland
- Northeast Baltimore
- Baltimore City Landmarks