Mettam Memorial Baptist Church

Summary

Mettam Memorial Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a 1+12-story gable-front stone structure measuring 30-by-40-foot (9.1 by 12.2 m) and built in 1835. It was renovated in 1965–1966 by the Pikesville Lions Club. The church sits on an acre of ground which includes a cemetery. The building is named for its first pastor, Joseph Mettam. The congregation joined with five others to found the Maryland Baptist Union Association, later the Baptist State Mission Board of Maryland.[2]

Mettam Memorial Baptist Church
Mettam Memorial Baptist Church, December 2009
Mettam Memorial Baptist Church is located in Maryland
Mettam Memorial Baptist Church
Mettam Memorial Baptist Church is located in the United States
Mettam Memorial Baptist Church
LocationOld Court Rd. between Sudbrook and Reisterstown Rds., Pikesville, Maryland
Coordinates39°22′41″N 76°43′10″W / 39.37806°N 76.71944°W / 39.37806; -76.71944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1835
NRHP reference No.75000867[1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1975

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Nancy Miller (April 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mettam Memorial Baptist Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links edit

  • Mettam Memorial Baptist Church, Baltimore County, including photo from 1968, at Maryland Historical Trust