Saxton United Methodist Church
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Saxton United Methodist Church, January 2000
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Location | Jct. of Main and Church Sts., Bowers, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°WCoordinates: 39°3′30″N 75°24′14″W / 39.05833°N 75.40389°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1879, 1893 |
Architect | Godwin, George |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 90001070 |
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1990 |
Saxton United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at the junction of Main and Church Streets in Bowers, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1879, and is a long, narrow, one-story, gable-roofed, Gothic-influenced frame building with board-and-batten siding. It measures approximately 40 feet, 5 inches, in length by 24 feet, 5 inches, in width. The steeply pitched roof is topped by a pyramidal-roofed, bell cupola. The church was moved to its present location in 1893.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.