Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

United States historic place


Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Snyder Methodist Church
30°19′43″N 81°39′32″W / 30.32873°N 81.65895°W / 30.32873; -81.65895
Built	1902-03
Architect	J. H. W. Hawkins
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival Style^[2]
NRHP reference No.	13000065^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 13, 2013^[1]

Snyder Memorial Methodist Church, originally known as Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic 1903 church in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 226 North Laura Street in Duval County (on the historic corner of Laura and Monroe streets). The Snyder Memorial Methodist congregation was founded in 1870, and the church was constructed following the loss of a previous church during the 1901 Jacksonville Fire on the same site as its predecessor.^[3] J. H. W. Hawkins was the building's architect.^[2]^[4] The new church was named Snyder Memorial in honor of former pastor E.B. Snyder whose children contributed to the rebuilding effort.^[5] It was later sold to the City of Jacksonville.^[6] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2013.^[1]

Snyder Memorial Church was constructed in a Gothic Revival architecture style for $31,000. It is made of granite and Indiana limestone. It includes a crenelated bell tower and an intricate rose window overlooking James Weldon Johnson Park.^[5] The church is owned by the City of Jacksonville.^[5]^[6]

The church played a role in civil rights activities in Jacksonville - it hosted community discussions and negotiations following Ax Handle Saturday.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register of Historic Places 2013 Weekly Lists" (PDF). nps.gov. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Of Historic Places Registration Form For Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Finding a New Purpose for the Snyder Memorial Church Building". The Coastal. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ SNYDER MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH, Jacksonville Historical Society
^ ^a ^b ^c Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Panoramio
^ ^a ^b What do you do with a beautiful old church in downtown Jacksonville?; Former church, now community space, mirrors downtown's successes and failures. by Jeff Brumley March 18, 2010 Jacksonville.com (The Florida Times-Union)