D-811 Airey's Methodist Episcopal Church, South .

D-811Airey's Methodist Episcopal Church, South, (Friendship UnitedMethodist Church)Architectural Survey FileThis is the architectural survey file for this MIHP record. The survey file is organized reversechronological (that is, with the latest material on top). It contains all MIHP inventory forms, NationalRegister nomination forms, determinations of eligibility (DOE) forms, and accompanying documentationsuch as photographs and maps.Users should be aware that additional undigitized material about this property may be found in on-sitearchitectural reports, copies of HABS/HAER or other documentation, drawings, and the “vertical files” atthe MHT Library in Crownsville. The vertical files may include newspaper clippings, field notes, draftversions of forms and architectural reports, photographs, maps, and drawings. Researchers who need athorough understanding of this property should plan to visit the MHT Library as part of their researchproject; look at the MHT web site (mht.maryland.gov) for details about how to make an appointment.All material is property of the Maryland Historical Trust.Last Updated: 06-22-2016

D-811Friendship United Methodist ChurchAireys vicinityc. 1866PrivateThe Friendship United Methodist Church, located on Drawbridge Road south of thevillage of Aireys, is a third quarter of the nineteenth century Greek Revival framestructure erected around the founding of the congregation in 1866. A land transfer inSeptember 1866 calls for the creation of an "Independent Methodist Episcopal Church"from its parent congregation in the village of Aireys, a schism in the local membershipthat repeated the 1844 breakup in the national Methodist Episcopal church. The divisiveissue causing the schism was differences in opinion over slave ownership by,Methodistministers and its congregants.The Airey's Chapel congregants supporting slave ownership moved to separatethemselves and in the process created their own house of worship. A one-half acre lotof a tract known as "Ennall's Reserve" was sold by Lewis and George W. Clark tochurch trustees, Ezekial Jones, John W. Roberson, James T. Windsor, Thomas Meredith,Thomas H. Twilley, Thomas J. Cantwell, and Joseph H. Mann. Their new churchbuilding followed the prevailing taste for ecclesiastical church designs at mid century. Apedimented front elevation is enhanced with comer pilasters, and the window openingsare trimmed with molded cornices. During the late nineteenth or early twentieth centurya two-story Gothic Revival entrance and bell tower was erected on the front of church,and during the mid twentieth century the building was enlarged with a concrete block andframe church hall.

Maryland Historical TrustMaryland Inventory ofHistoric Properties Form1. Name of PropertyInventory No.D-811(indicate preferred name)Airey' s Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthhistoricFriendship United Methodist Churchother2. Locationstreet and number4960 Airey' s Roadcity , townCambridgecountyDorchester3. Owner of Propertynot for publicationx(g ive names and mailing addresses of all owners)Trustees of Friendship U, M . Churchnamec/o Reverend Mary Ann Fa rnelltelephone 410-376-31 7 8street and numberCambridgecity , townvicinitystateMDzip code216134. Location of Legal Descriptioncourthouse registry of deeds etcDorchester County C Jerk of Courtlibercity , townCambridgetax parcel 10tax map 54FJH 6folio42 1tax ID number 0034085. Primary Location of Additional DataContributing Resource in National Register DistrictContributing Resource in Local Historic DistrictDetermined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland RegisterDetermined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland RegisterRecorded by HABS/HAERHistoric Structure Report or Research Report at MHTOther:6. ClassificationCategorydistrictx building(s)structuresiteobjectOwnershippublicx privatebothResource CountCurrent ucationfunerarygovernmenthealth careindustrylandscaperecreation/culturex religionsocialtransportationwork in progressunknownvacant/not in sstructuresobjectsTotalNumber of Contributing Resourcespreviously listed in the Inventory

7. DescriptionInventory No. D-811Conditionexcellent goodfairdeterioratedruinsalteredPrepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as itexists today.DESCRJPTION SUMMARYAirey's Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as the Friendship United Methodist Church islocated at 4960 Airey's Road southeast of Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. The single-storyGreen Revival frame structure, erected around 1866, is supported on a low brick and block foundationcovered with a parging, and the exterior is sheathed with a combination of aluminum and vinyl artificialsiding. Rising against the north gable end main elevation is a late nineteenth century entrance and belltower capped by a pyramidal tower with a kicked eave that covers the belfry.GENERAL DESCRlPTIONAirey's Methodist Episcopal Church South, commonly known for the past half century as FriendshipMethodist Church, stands at 4960 Airey's Road south of the community of Airey, which is severalmiles southeast of the city of Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. Built around 1866, the singlestory Greek Revival frame church is a gable-front structure accented with corner pilasters and apedin1ent front. During the late nineteenth, or perhaps early twentieth century, a entrance and bell towerwas added to the front of the structure. Attached to the east side of the church is a concrete block andframe church hall built during the mid twentieth century.The north (main) elevation is a symmetrical front with the three tiered entrance and bell towerfronting the mid nineteenth century church. The double front doors are replacements, which is toppedby a round colored glass transom. The sides of the entrance vestibule are pierced by narrow coloredglass windows. Marking the second tier is a small, round, colored glass window. The tower steps inapproximately two feet with a pent roof that visually supports the square belfry. Three sides of thebelfry are pierced by a pointed arch Gothic vent. Capping the belfry is a pyramidal roofed spire finishedwith kicked eaves. To each side of the tower is the exposed section of the Greek Revival pediment,which is visually supported on each corner by pilasters covered with aluminum. There is no datestoneevident in the foundation.The west side elevation of the church is defined by three colored glass windows capped by moldedcornices similar to the Chateau Church that stands along old US Route 50 east of Cambridge as well asthe Wesley Methodist Church located north of Eldorado . Stretching across the wall surface above thewindow openings is a wide frieze covered in vinyl. The edge of the roof is trimmed with a boxedcornice, also covered with artificial materials.The south (rear) elevation is dominated by a three-sided single story apse marked by colored glasswindows on each side and a round window in the rear face. The gable end of the church is finishedwith a flush end with a covered over bargeboard.

Maryland Historical TrustMaryland Inventory ofHistoric Properties FormInventory No. D-811NameAirey's M. E. Church SouthContinuation SheetNumber ] Page 1The east side elevation is largely covered by the concrete block and frame church hall addition datingto the mid twentieth century.

8. SignificancePeriodxInventory No. D-811Areas of municationscommunity planningconservationSpecific datesConstruction datesCheck and justify reationethnic tryinventionlandscape architecturelawliteraturemaritime historymilitaryxperforming cial aluation for:National RegisterMaryland Reg ister- x notevaluatedPrepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria , followed by a narrative discussion of thehistory of the resource and its context. (For compliance projects , complete evaluation on a DOE Form - see manual.)SIGNIFCANCE SUMMARYThe Friendship United Methodist Church, located on Drawbridge Road south of the village of Aireys,is a third quarter of the nineteenth century Greek Revival frame structure erected around the founding ofthe congregation in 1866. A land transfer in September 1866 called for the creation of an "IndependentMethodist Episcopal Church" from its parent congregation in the village of Aireys, a schism in the localmembership that repeated the 1844 breakup of the national congregation. The divisive issue was that ofslave ownership by Methodist ministers and congregants.The Airey's Chapel congregants supporting slave ownership moved to separate themselves in 1866 tocreate their own house of worship. A one-half acre lot of a tract known as "Ennall' s Reserve" was soldby Lewis Clark and George W. Clark to church trustees, Ezekial Jones, John W. Roberson, James T.1Windsor, Thomas Meredith, Thomas H. Twilley, Thomas J. Cantwell, and Joseph H. Mann. Their newchurch building followed the prevailing taste at mid century with its pedimented gable-front elevationand wide corner pilasters. During the late nineteenth or early twentieth century a two-story GothicRevival entrance and bell tower was erected on the front of the church, and during the mid twentiethcentury it was enlarged with a concrete block and frame church hall.1Dorchester County Land Record, FJH 6/421, 8 September 1866, Dorchester County Courthouse, Cambridge, Md.

Maryland Historical TrustMaryland Inventory ofHistoric Properties FormInventory No.D-81 INameFriendship United Methodist Church, Airey's M. E. Church SouthContinuation SheetNumber JL Page 1Airey's M. E. Church South (Friendship United Methodist Church)· 4960 Drawbridge RoadCambridge vicinity, Dorchester County, MarylandMap 54, Parcel I 0FJH 6/42 ILewis Clark and George W. Clarkto9.8. I 866Ezekial Jones, John W. Roberson, James T. Windsor,Thomas Meredith, T homas H. Twilley, Thomas J. Cantwell, andJoseph H. MannWhereas Ezekial Jones, Pritchard Meredith, John W. Roberson,James T. Windsor, Thomas M. Meredith Thomas H. Twilley,William A. Tw illey and others have entered into an association forthe purpose of erecting and building a house wherein God's Holy Wordmay be preached and expounded, to be known as an IndependentEpiscopal Methodist (s ic) Church, and are desirous of procuring a lotor piece of land whereon to to (sic) build the said house or church.Therefore for divers good causes, them thereu nto moving and to theIntent that the said house may be built Lewis Clark and George W.Clark have agreed to convey all of their interest in the hereinafterdescribed land . Ennall's Reserve . one-half acre more or less

9. Major Bibliographical ReferencesInventory No.D-811Dorchester County Land Records, various volumes, Dorchester County Courthouse, Cambridge, Md.E. C. Hallman, The Garden of Methodism, The Peninsula Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, p. 303 .10. Geographical DataAcreage of surveyed propertyAcreage of historical settingQuadrangle name43,560 square feetEast New Market QuadQuadrangle scale: 1 :2 4 0 0 0Verbal boundary description and justificationThe metes and bounds of this property are coincidental with the current boundary of the lot.11. Form Prepared byname/titlePaul B. Touart, Architectural HistorianorganizationPrivate Consultantdate12.30.2011street & numberP.O.Box5telephone410-651-1094city or townWestoverstateMaryland 21871The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislatureto be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland , Article 41 , Section 181 KA ,1974 supplement.The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes onlyand do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.return to:Maryland Historical TrustDHCD/DHCP100 Community PlaceCrownsville , MD 21032-2023410-514-7600