Ott's Chapel Cemetery - Newark, Delaware
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 38.051 W 075° 46.729
18S E 433166 N 4387446
Small cemetery behind nondenominational chapel near Newark, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WMJQBG
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Ott's Chapel (also known as Ott's Chapel Sunday School) is a historic chapel in New Castle County, Delaware, located roughly halfway between Newark, Delaware and Elkton, Maryland on Ott's Chapel Road.

It was built in 1871 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

The chapel was built by Stephen Ott, a local farmer who also hosted nondenominational prayer meetings at his house. After the meetings grew too large, Ott built the chapel with the help of his neighbors in 1871. Ott conducted prayer meetings and Sunday school at the chapel until his death in 1875, after which his wife Jane took over until 1881. The chapel was later run by George A. Blake from 1889 to 1910, and has continued to host nondenominational prayer meetings and Sunday school since.

Ott's Chapel is a small, one-story frame building with clapboard siding and a gable roof, typical of the rural church architecture of 19th-century Delaware. The chapel is one bay wide by three bays deep, with a gable-roofed front porch, and stands on a rubble stone foundation. The interior of the building consists of a single room with a high ceiling and elaborate pressed tin ornamentation.

- Wikipedia

Behind the chapel is a small cemetery. The Ott's Chapel Cemetery dates to 1875. The cemetery has 30-40 graves.

Both the chapel and cemetery are well maintained and continue to be used.

Name of church or churchyard: Ott's Chapel Cemetery

Approximate Size: Small (11-50)

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