Cummins Memorial Church
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Cummins Memorial Church is an historic Reformed Episcopal Church
building located at 1210 West Lanvale Street in Baltimore
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a Gothic Revival
style church executed in granite ashlar
. It features a high-pitched gable roof; a short, two-staged tower with a slate-shingled, hexagonal roof; and a large stained glass, lancet window with wood tracery. It was erected in 1878 for the Cummins Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church, a memorial to George David Cummins
(1822-1876), and originally named Church of the Rock of Ages. The building is now Emmanuel Christian Community Church.
Cummins Memorial Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Reformed Episcopal Church
The Reformed Episcopal Church is an Anglican church in the United States and Canada and a founding member of the Anglican Church in North America...
building located at 1210 West Lanvale Street in Baltimore
Baltimore
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, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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. It is a Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style church executed in granite ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
. It features a high-pitched gable roof; a short, two-staged tower with a slate-shingled, hexagonal roof; and a large stained glass, lancet window with wood tracery. It was erected in 1878 for the Cummins Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church, a memorial to George David Cummins
George David Cummins
George David Cummins was an American bishop and founder of the Reformed Episcopal Church.-Life and career:George David Cummins was born in Delaware on 11 December 1822. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1841, and entered the Methodist ministry.In 1845 Cummins took orders in the Protestant...
(1822-1876), and originally named Church of the Rock of Ages. The building is now Emmanuel Christian Community Church.
Cummins Memorial Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.
External links
- Cummins Memorial Church, Baltimore City, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Emmanuel Christian Community Church listing