Bethesda Meeting House - Bethesda MD - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

In 1820, one acre was purchased along the Georgetown Pike (now Rockville Pike) to build a stone meeting house for the Presbyterian community. The stone church stood until 1848 when it was destroyed by fire. By 1851, this wooden church was built on the original stone foundation, incorporating the original cornerstone.
The area surrounding the church had been known as Tennallytown, but through the efforts of the pastor at the time, Rev. Edward Henry Cumpston, the post office was renamed after the well-known Bethesda Meeting House in about 1862.
It is said that President Abraham Lincoln worshipped here and BSA Gen. Jubal Early searched the premises on his march from White’s Ferry to the battle of Fort Stevens in Washington, DC.
The Bethesda Presbyterian community worshipped here until 1926 when they moved to a new church on nearby Wilson Lane. This church property on Rockville Pike was sold to Mrs. William Fitch Kelly who lived in the church manse for many years. She later sold the property to the White Fathers of Africa for a missionary home. It is now owned by the Temple Hill Baptist Church and is open for Sunday services.

Street address: 9400 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD USA 20814 County / Borough / Parish: Montgomery Year listed: 1977 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event 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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