Taylor's Chapel - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 21.762 W 076° 34.662
18S E 364081 N 4358214
Taylor's Chapel is an historic chapel located within Mount Pleasant Park. It has remained completely unaltered since its construction in 1853. It was built as a Methodist chapel by the Taylor family on their Mt. Pleasant plantation in 1853 .
Waymark Code: WM13NF6
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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From Wikipedia in part:

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'oeil paintings of classical architectural detailing, including pilasters, panels, coffering, and ornaments. It has remained completely unaltered since its construction in 1853. 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.

Taylor's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Street address:
6001 Hillen Road
Within Mount Pleasant Park
Baltimore, MD USA
21239


County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore City

Year listed: 1983

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1850-1874

Historic function: Religion

Current function: Religion

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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