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

Asbury United Methodist Church, founded in 1836 as Asbury Chapel, is the oldest black United Methodist church in Washington, D.C.

Asbury United Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LocationEleventh and K Sts. NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′8″N 77°1′39″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
ArchitectHarding, Clarence Lowell
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, English Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.86003029
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 01, 1986
Designated DCIHSMarch 21, 1984

Located on the corner of 11th and K Streets Northwest, it was placed on the District of Columbia Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1986. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 2003, the National Park Service approved the listing of Asbury on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

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