Exeter Street Methodist

E side of N. Exeter Street, left side of #309

Formed in 1789 which & then known as Green Street Church,which makes it one of the  older Methodist congregations in the nation.

In 1850 a new and larger building was started on the same site. Its membership grew and prospered over the decades. 
At the turn of the 20th century, the neighborhood was being flooded with immigrants, very few who were amenable to the Methodist doctrine.  In 1906 it was decided to merge with another nearby congregation, (Chester Street Methodist) and build anew in a more suburban area of East Baltimore. In 1909 the new building was dedicated at 501 N. Milton Ave. The name of the congregation being slightly altered to " Exeter Memorial Methodist" The congregation prospered and continued strong up into the 1950s. A  Sun paper last lists a funeral at the church in 1977. The present owners of the Milton Ave building is New Lebanon - Calvary Baptist Church.

In 1921, the old Exeter Street building, was converted into offices. Sometime in the 1930s it was re-purposed into a garment factory. It is presently a sport's shoe retail store. Though the 1921 transformation was radical, a careful inspection reveals the base molding of two pilaster s from the original exterior.