Taylor's Chapel

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Taylor's Chapel
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Taylor's Chapel, August 2011
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Location6001 Hillen Rd., Mount Pleasant Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°21′46″N76°34′40″W / 39.36278°N 76.57778°W / 39.36278; -76.57778 Coordinates: 39°21′46″N76°34′40″W / 39.36278°N 76.57778°W / 39.36278; -76.57778
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1853 (1853)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 83002940 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1983
Designated BCL1977

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'œil paintings of classical architectural detailing, including pilasters, panels, coffering, and ornaments. It has remained completely unaltered since its construction in 1853. [2] 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. [3]

Taylor's Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jeffrey Honick (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Taylor's Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. "Baltimore Landmarks". Taylor's Chapel & Burial Ground. City of Baltimore. 2008-11-21.