Epworth United Methodist Church originally Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church South is a historic Methodist church locat

Epworth United Methodist Church, originally Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, South is a historic Methodist church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was designed by two noted Virginia architects James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter, Jr. (1867-1932) and (1876-1934), and built between 1894 and 1896. It is a rusticated granite with yellow sandstone trim church building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The original building is divided into three sections: the cruciform sanctuary, the social hall and classrooms, and the pastor's study. The building features 22 beautiful stained glass windows, most notably the Ascension flanked by two Tiffany windows. It has a bell tower topped by a pyramidal red tile roof. The church was remodeled to its present appearance in 1921.

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Epworth United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Epworth United Methodist Church, September 2013
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Location	124 W. Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates	36°51′6″N 76°17′29″W / 36.85167°N 76.29139°W / 36.85167; -76.29139
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1894 (1894)-1896
Architect	Carpenter, John Ruthven; Peebles, John Kevan
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	97000955
VLR No.	122-0178
Added to NRHP	August 21, 1997
Designated VLR	March 20, 1996

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

After years of declining attendance the church will hold its last service on January 5, 2025. Future uses of the building have not been determined.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
Dianne M. Ball (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Epworth United Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Harper, Jane (December 17, 2024). "Historic Epworth United Methodist Church closing after 130 years in downtown Norfolk". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

External links

Epworth United Methodist Church website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.

[VAnom-3] Dianne M. Ball (April 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Epworth United Methodist Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

[4] Harper, Jane (December 17, 2024). "Historic Epworth United Methodist Church closing after 130 years in downtown Norfolk". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 22, 2024.