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The Methodist Cemetery
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National Register of Historic Places

The Methodist Cemetery

Listed as “Methodist Cemetery, The”

On the National Register since 200818 years
Listed 2008Washington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About The Methodist Cemetery

The Methodist Cemetery, at Murdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 5, 2008. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement, at the local level. It was listed as part of Tenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770-1941, MPS. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric site in Washington, D.C. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Murdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., Washington · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1The Methodist CemeteryStart here
  2. 2Eldbrooke United Methodist ChurchSpanish Revival · next door
  3. 3Convent de Bon SecoursItalianate · next door
  4. 4Sears, Roebuck and Company Department StoreModern Movement · Built 1941 · next door
  5. 5United States Daughters of 1812, National HeadquartersLate Victorian: Queen Anne · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJanney Elementary SchoolColonial Revival0.1 miBPerna Brothers' Chesapeake Street HousesBuilding0.1 miDImmaculata Seminary Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBN. Webster Chappell HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBWoodrow Wilson High SchoolColonial Revival · Built 19350.2 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Cleveland-Emerson ExchangeBuilding0.3 miDGrant Road Historic DistrictVernacular0.3 miDNational Presbyterian ChurchDistrict0.5 miBJesse Reno SchoolItalian Renaissance · Built 19030.5 mi

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Questions about The Methodist Cemetery

Is The Methodist Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 5, 2008 (Register number 08000839).

Is The Methodist Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Georgetown Historic District, 2.8 miles away.

Can you visit The Methodist Cemetery?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of The Methodist Cemetery?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117691643 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.