Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church
Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church is the second oldest Black congregation in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1834 and originally known as Davis Chapel, it has served a mostly Black community for almost two centuries.Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Methodist
- Description: historic church in Virginia, US
- Also known as: “Davis Chapel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Theatre of Alexandria and George Lewis Seaton House.
Little Theatre of Alexandria
Theater building
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria is a community theatre located at 600 Wolfe Street in Alexandria, Virginia. It was founded by Mary Lindsey in 1934 and was originally known as the Peacock Players. Little Theatre of Alexandria is situated 900 feet north of Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church.
George Lewis Seaton House
Historic house
The George Lewis Seaton House, located at 404 South Royal Street in Alexandria, Virginia and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is the former home of George Lewis Seaton, a nineteenth-century African-American civic and political leader. George Lewis Seaton House is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church.
Basilica of St. Mary
Church
The Basilica of Saint Mary is a Catholic minor basilica and parish church of the Diocese of Arlington in the Old Town Old and Historic District, of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Basilica of St. Mary is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria Historic District and Huntington.
Alexandria Historic District
Neighborhood
The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture.
Huntington
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
South Alexandria is an area of southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. Despite the name, it is not part of the City of Alexandria; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address.
Belle Haven
Village
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY 3.0.
Belle Haven is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Huntington, Groveton and Fort Hunt. The population of Belle Haven was 6,851 at the 2020 census. Belle Haven is situated 2 miles southwest of Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church.
Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church
- Categories: chapel, Protestant church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.799° or 38° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
-77.04803° or 77° 2′ 53″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87C4QXX2+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 356588908OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistGeoNames ID
4782318Wikidata ID
Q5241852
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