Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, Wilmington

Name: Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage
Address: Wilmington, United States

#30 among attractions in Wilmington

Church, Queen Anne architecture

Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

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Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, Wilmington

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Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1838, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof. It measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a gable-roofed vestibule added in 1893. Adjacent to the church is the parsonage built in 1894. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay L-shaped frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and features gray-green fish-scale shingles. Adjacent is the contributing church cemetery with burials dating back to 1841. ()

Built: 1838 (186 years ago)Coordinates: 39°46'37"N, 75°29'27"W

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Wilmington United States

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Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: F. W. Woolworth Building, Alapocas Run State Park, Rockwood, Grand Opera House.

3.8 miSW
Shopping, Department store, Art Deco architecture
F. W. Woolworth Building, Wilmington
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Park, State park
Alapocas Run State Park, Wilmington
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1.6 miW
Museum, Gothic Revival architecture, History museum
Rockwood, Wilmington
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3.8 miSW
Opera, Theater, Architecture
Grand Opera House, Wilmington
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3.9 miSW
Shopping, Department store, Beaux-Arts architecture
Henry Townsend Building, Wilmington
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3.9 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Entertainment
Delaware Children's Theatre, Wilmington
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2.7 miNE
Museum
Claymont Stone School, Claymont
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2.7 miNE
Museum
Darley House, Claymont
70 min walk • The Darley House, located in Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at 3701 Philadelphia Pike, at the intersection of Philadelphia Pike and Darley Road, is the former home of world-renowned illustrator Felix Octavius Carr Darley.
2.6 miNE
Universities and schools
Archmere Academy, Claymont
66 min walk • Archmere Academy is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in Claymont, Delaware, United States. A total of 514 students were enrolled for the 2020–21 academic year.
2.4 miSW
Cemetery
Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington
62 min walk • Riverview Cemetery is a historic cemetery on North Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware. The cemetery consists of two sections, on either side of North Market Street.
~1640 ftNW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Bellevue State Park
8 min walk • Bellevue State Park is a 328-acre Delaware state park in the suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park is named for Bellevue Hall, the former mansion of William du Pont Jr. Many of the facilities at the park were built by du Pont.