First United Methodist Church, Birmingham

Name: First United Methodist Church
Address: 518 19th St N, Birmingham, 35203-2107, United States
Telephone: +1 205-254-3186

#39 among attractions in Birmingham

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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First United Methodist Church, Birmingham

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First United Methodist Church is a historic church at 6th Ave. and 19th Street, North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1891 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ()

Built: 1891 (133 years ago)Coordinates: 33°31'4"N, 86°48'37"W

Address

518 19th St NNorthside (Fountain Heights)Birmingham 35203-2107 United States

Contact

+1 205-254-3186

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First United Methodist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, Birmingham Museum of Art, 16th Street Baptist Church.

0.7 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
19 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
~1030 ftN
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
5 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
~1570 ftN
Museum, Art museum
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
8 min walk • The Birmingham Museum of Art is a museum in Birmingham, Alabama. It has one of the most extensive collections of artwork in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts representing numerous cultures...
~1440 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
7 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
0.4 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
12 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
~1510 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
8 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
~1240 ftSE
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
7 min walk • The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art science center, aquarium, and 280-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building.
~1190 ftS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Alabama Theatre, Birmingham
6 min walk • The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district.
~1760 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Spiritual
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham
9 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
~1110 ftSW
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
6 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
~750 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
4 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to First United Methodist Church?

Nearby attractions include Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham (4 min walk), Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham (4 min walk), RMTC Cabaret Theatre, Birmingham (5 min walk), Linn Park, Birmingham (5 min walk).

How to get to First United Methodist Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to First United Methodist Church:

Bus

SW Corner of 5th Av N & 19th St N • Lines: 22 (2 min walk)
SE Corner of 18th St N & 6th Av N • Lines: 18, 23, 6 (2 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (11 min walk)