Saxton United Methodist Church


Saxton United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Saxton United Methodist Church, January 2000
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Location	Jct. of Main and Church Sts., Bowers, Delaware
Coordinates	39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W / 39.05833; -75.40389Coordinates: 39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W / 39.05833; -75.40389
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1879, 1893
Architect	Godwin, George
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	90001070^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1990

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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Donald A. Duhadaway, Jr. and Kimberly R. Sebold (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saxton United Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

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