The Methodist Cemetery

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Methodist Cemetery
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LocationMurdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°56′55″N77°04′53″W / 38.948738°N 77.08148°W / 38.948738; -77.08148 Coordinates: 38°56′55″N77°04′53″W / 38.948738°N 77.08148°W / 38.948738; -77.08148
Arealess than one acre
Built1855
MPS Tenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770-1941, MPS
NRHP reference No. 08000839 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 2008

The Methodist Cemetery is an historic cemetery, located at Murdock Mill Road, between River Road, and 42nd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Tenleytown neighborhood.

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It is located behind the Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, also on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

It was established in 1855, behind Mount Zion Methodist, renamed Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, and now The City Church. [2]

It was listed in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2008 and the NRHP since September 5, 2008.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "the Tenleytown Historical Society". tenleytownhistoricalsociety.org. Retrieved 30 October 2015.