The Methodist Cemetery is an historic cemetery, located at Murdock Mill Road, between River Road, and 42nd Street,

Northwest, Washington, D.C. Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...

, in the

Tenleytown Tenleytown is a historic neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Northwest, Washington, D.C. History In 1790, locals began calling the neighborhood "Tennally's Town" after area tavern owner John Tennally. Over time, the spelling has evolve ...

neighborhood. It is located behind the

Eldbrooke United Methodist Church Eldbrooke United Methodist Church is a historic church building located at 4100 River Road NW in the Tenleytown neighborhood Washington, D.C. History The first church on this site, called Mount Zion Methodist, was established in 1840, in the vic ...

, also on the

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History

It was established in 1855, behind Mount Zion Methodist, renamed Eldbrooke United Methodist Church, and now The City Church. It was listed in the

District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites The District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites is a register of historic places in Washington, D.C. that are designated by the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), a component of the District of Columbia Govern ...

in 2008 and the NRHP since September 5, 2008.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Methodist Cemetery 1855 establishments in Washington, D.C. Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Methodist cemeteries Cemeteries established in the 1850s