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The Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church was completed in 1872, standing on one of the four prominent corners of Mount Vernon Place. Designed by Baltimore architect Thomas Dixon, the unique Norman-Gothic building is built with six types of stone including a unique meta-basalt, green-toned Maryland fieldstone; sandstone; and granite. The strong
vertical lines of the church echo the tall, columnar form of the Washington Monument, completed in 1824. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1971) and it is a contributing building in the National Register Historic District (1971) and the Baltimore City Historic District (1980) of Mount Vernon. Additionally, Maryland Historical Trust holds an exterior easement on the church.
The sanctuary was in use until the 2010s, when it was closed due to the condition of the building. Unable to maintain the historic property, the congregation relinquished control of the properties to the Baltimore-Washington Conference for the United Methodist Church several years ago.
In looking for a long-term steward of the properties, the Baltimore-Washington Conference sold the church to UNITE Mount Vernon in July 2025.
UNITE Mount Vernon is a non-profit formed to become the steward of the church, plan for the long-term preservation of the church into a community oriented organization to serve all of Mount Vernon and Baltimore.
