Asbury Methodist Church

Asbury United Methodist Church, founded in 1836 as Asbury Chapel, is the oldest black United Methodist church in Washington, D.C. Located on the corner of 11th and K Streets Northwest, it was placed on the District of Columbia Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1986.

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Type: Church
Denomination: United Methodist
Description: church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America
Also known as: “Asbury United Methodist Church”
Address: 926 11th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Museum

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. National Museum of Women in the Arts is situated 980 feet southwest of Asbury Methodist Church.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Asbury Methodist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

Asbury Methodist Church

Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90224° or 38° 54′ 8″ north

Longitude

-77.02729° or 77° 1′ 38″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX2F+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358958878

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=united_methodist

GeoNames ID

4137609

Wikidata ID

Q4803758

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swahili—“Asbury Methodist Church” goes by many names.

Chinese: “阿斯伯里联合卫理公会”
Swahili: “Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.)”
Swahili: “Asbury United Methodist Church”

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