Built 1868 Opened 1868 Architectural style Gothic architecture Added to NRHP 12 November 1983 | NRHP Reference # 83001393 Area 2,000 m² Phone +1 302-655-8847 Architect Thomas Dixon | |
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Location 9th and West Sts., Wilmington, Delaware Address 900 Washington St, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA Similar Old First Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, St Joseph's Catholic, Cathedral of Saint Peter, Holy Trinity Church Profiles | ||
Grace United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 9th and West Streets in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted architect Thomas Dixon and built in 1868. It is constructed of serpentine stone of a light pea green color in the Victorian Gothic style. The church building measures approximately 166 feet by 102 feet, 6 inches. It features a needle spire that rises to 186 feet and is topped by a Celtic cross.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It was dedicated in 1868 to the Union victory at Gettysburg, which saved the city from being ransacked by the advancing Confederates.
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