Royal Oak Methodist Episcopal Church
Posted by: 
S5280ft
N 42° 29.087 W 083° 08.802
17T E 323567 N 4705836
On West 7th Street between Lafayette and Washington, but then again I thought nothing came betwen Lafayette and Washington (a little revolutionary era humor there).
Waymark Code: WMCCX
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2006
Views: 37
On May 3, 1918, the Royal Oak Tribune boasted that, "architecturally and artistically," the new Methodist Episcopal Church was "the achievement of a master mind." William E. N. Hunter, a Detroit architect and Methodist who designed many Protestant churches, provided the plans for this Collegiate Gothic-style church, now known as First United Methodist Church. The Methodist Episcopal congregation was the first church organized in Royal Oak. It was established in 1838, and five years later its members built a wood-frame church on this site. In 1894 the frame church was replaced with one built of bricks manufactured and donated by Edwin A. Starr. By 1915 a new church was needed to accommodate the growing membership. The education wing was added in 1928.
Parking nearby?: yes
D/T ratings: 
Registered Site #: 1562
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:Take a photo of your GPS at the marker. We'd prefer a photo of you with your GPS, but we realize that sometimes that's just not possible or preferable.
Also include a bit about your visit to the marker.
NEW: Instructions for logging Missing Marker Visits.
If the Marker is missing, but still listed here, you must provide a photo of you at the actual item historically honored. (This should be the waymark's "default" image). Indicate in your log that you took your photo at the Historical Location instead of the marker, because the marker was missing. Please also still include a bit about your visit to the site.