Old Union Methodist Church

Old Union Methodist Church
View from the northwest
Location205 Union Church Road, Townsend, Delaware
Coordinates39°23′17″N 75°39′47″W / 39.388028°N 75.662994°W / 39.388028; -75.662994
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1847 (1847)
NRHP reference No.73000507[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1973

Old Union Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of Blackbird Crossroads on U.S. 13 in Townsend, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, brick meeting house measuring 40 feet by 60 feet. It is surrounded by a cemetery.

The congregation was organized in 1789.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Edward F. Heite (May 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Union Methodist Church". National Park Service. and accompanying photo