Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)

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Asbury United Methodist Church
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Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)
LocationEleventh and K Sts. NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′8″N 77°1′39″W / 38.90222°N 77.02750°W / 38.90222; -77.02750Coordinates: 38°54′8″N 77°1′39″W / 38.90222°N 77.02750°W / 38.90222; -77.02750
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
ArchitectHarding, Clarence Lowell
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, English Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.86003029[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 01, 1986

Asbury United Methodist Church is a historic church in Northwest, Washington, D.C.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History[]

Asbury United Methodist Church is notable due to its historical association with African-American Methodism in Washington, D.C. and is the oldest black Methodist church in the city. The church was founded in 1836, and a new building on the same site was completed in 1870.[2] The current building was designed by and built in 1915–1916. It is English Gothic Revival architecture.[3]

In December 2020 the congregation's Black Lives Matter banner was burned during an event for President Donald Trump, an action the congregation's senior pastor described as "reminiscent of cross burnings".[4] In January 2021 Enrique Tarrio, chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested in relation to the incident.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "archives.nypl.org – Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) records". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved Dec 13, 2020.
  3. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86003029_text
  4. ^ "Black Lives Matter signs burned at historic D.C. churches; authorities investigating as possible hate crimes". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. ^ Stelloh, Tim (January 4, 2021). "Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of destroying D.C. church's Black Lives Matter sign". NBC News.


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