Methodist Episcopal Church, South
National Register of Historic Places

Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama
Listed
September 21, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
80000679

About this property

The Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MEC, S; also Methodist Episcopal Church South) was the American Methodist denomination resulting from the 19th-century split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). Disagreement on this issue had been increasing in strength for decades between churches of the Northern and Southern United States; in 1845 it resulted in a schism at the General Conference of the MEC held in Louisville, Kentucky. This body maintained its own polity…

Location

1608 Old County Rd.
Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama
30.60179, -87.90857

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 80000679. It was listed on September 21, 1980.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Battle of Spanish Fort (Mobile, 1865)
1865Civil War
4.5 mi
Battle of Spanish Fort — Opening Assault
1865Civil War
4.7 mi
Siege of Spanish Fort — Days 2–12
1865Civil War
4.7 mi
Siege of Spanish Fort
1865Civil War
4.7 mi
Confederate Sorties at Spanish Fort
1865Civil War
4.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Methodist Episcopal Church, South listed on the National Register?

Methodist Episcopal Church, South was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Methodist Episcopal Church, South?

Methodist Episcopal Church, South is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Methodist Episcopal Church, South?

The period of significance for Methodist Episcopal Church, South is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1608.

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