New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House

	New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
	In 2010
Location	Shore Road, Middle Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°8′25″N 74°46′10″W / 39.14028°N 74.76944°W
Area	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built	1852
Architect	Daniel Hand
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002476
NJRHP No.	1005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 17, 1980
Designated NJRHP	April 18, 1980

The New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House, also known as the Asbury United Methodist Church, is a historic church located on Shore Road (U.S. Route 9) in Middle Township of Cape May County, New Jersey, about six miles north of Cape May Court House.^[3]

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It was built in 1852 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980, for its significance in architecture and religion.^[1]^[4] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1992.^[5]

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The Greek Revival church was built in 1852 by the master builder/architect Daniel Hand, who also built the Old Cape May County Courthouse Building and the Calvary Baptist Church.^[4] It should not be confused with the First United Methodist Church in Cape May Court House which stands immediately north of the Old Cape May County Courthouse Building.^[6]

Historic American Buildings Survey photo 1992
Historic American Buildings Survey photo 1992

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#80002476)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 7. listed as the New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meetinghouse
^ "Asbury United Methodist Church". United Methodist Church. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Jarmer, Elwood R.; Dixon, Jane (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos
^ "New Asbury Methodist Meeting House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1992.
^ "First United Methodist Church of Cape May Court House". Retrieved August 30, 2016.

External links[edit]

Media related to New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-1111, "New Asbury Methodist Meeting House, Shore Road, Cape May Court House, Cape May County, NJ", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#80002476)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 7. listed as the New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meetinghouse

[umc-3] "Asbury United Methodist Church". United Methodist Church. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

[nrhpdoc-4] Jarmer, Elwood R.; Dixon, Jane (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Asbury Methodist Episcopal Meeting House". National Park Service. With accompanying 4 photos

[5] "New Asbury Methodist Meeting House". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1992.

[FUMCoCMC-6] "First United Methodist Church of Cape May Court House". Retrieved August 30, 2016.

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