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Lovely Lane is the Mother Church of American Methodism. Ground was broken for this current building, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, in November 1883. The firm of McKim, Mead, and White was employed as architects, and Stanford White did the principal design work.
The dome of Lovely Lane UMC, standing at 68ft from floor to center, is a sight to behold. The stars in the sky above it are as they were at 3:00 am on the day of the building’s dedication, a testament to the original charting done by Dr. Simon Newcomb, the first professor of astronomy at John Hopkins University. The recent restoration of the dome, carried out with meticulous care and skill by Thomas More and his associates, has preserved its beauty for generations to come.
Don’t miss what the American Institute of Architects has named one of the hundred most important buildings in North America!
- Accessibility: Partially Accessible
- Parking: Street Parking
- Photography: Permitted
Photo Credit Brian Miller