Presbury Meetinghouse
{{short description|Historic church in Maryland, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Presbury Meetinghouse
| nrhp_type =
| image = Presbury Meetinghouse.JPG
| caption = Presbury Meetinghouse in 2014
| location = Austin and Parrish Rds., Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
| coordinates = {{coord|39|23|15|N|76|18|24|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Maryland#USA
| built = {{Start date|1720}}
| added = May 23, 1974
| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}
| refnum = 74000955{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The Presbury Meetinghouse is a historic Methodist church located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The original portion of the building is a two-story brick structure and was built about 1720. It is approximately 40.5 feet by 20.25 feet. The building consists of a central hall with a room on either side on both floors. It is frequently mentioned in journals of early Methodist preachers and was the site of 14 visits for preaching and overnight rest by Bishop Francis Asbury between 1772 and 1777.{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-221.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Presbury Meetinghouse|date=February 1974|accessdate=2016-01-01 |author=Thomas W. Alexander |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}
The Presbury Meetinghouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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External links
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- {{MHT url|id=223|title=Presbury Meetinghouse, Harford County}}, including photo from 1991, at Maryland Historical Trust
{{National Register of Historic Places in Maryland}}
Category:United Methodist churches in Maryland
Category:Churches in Harford County, Maryland
Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland
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