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Presbury Meetinghouse

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Built
  
1720 (1720)

Address
  
Gunpowder, MD 21010, USA

Area
  
1,200 m²

NRHP Reference #
  
74000955

Opened
  
1720

Added to NRHP
  
23 May 1974

Presbury Meetinghouse

Location
  
Austin and Parrish Rds., Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

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The Presbury Meetinghouse is a historic Methodist church located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The original portion of the building is a two story brick structure and was built about 1720. It is approximately 40.5 feet by 20.25 feet. The building consists of a central hall with a room on either side on both floors. It is frequently mentioned in journals of early Methodist preachers and was the site of 14 visits for preaching and overnight rest by Bishop Francis Asbury between 1772 and 1777.

The Presbury Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Presbury Meetinghouse Wikipedia