Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church | |
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| Location | 11 E. Main St., Grafton, WV |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′26.64″N 80°1′6.75″W / 39.3407333°N 80.0185417°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| Architect | Phillips and Anderson |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000667 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970[1] |
| Designated NHL | October 5, 1992[2] |
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the "mother church" of Mother's Day, was incorporated as the International Mother's Day Shrine on May 15, 1962, as a shrine to all mothers.[3] It is best known for being the place that Anna Jarvis conceived of the idea of Mother's Day.[4] The church is located along Main Street in downtown Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia.
The church building is dedicated to Edward Gayer Andrews, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who presided over the dedication service on 16 March 1873.[5] The International Mother's Day Shrine was designated a National Historic Landmark October 5, 1992.[2] Its location is approximately one mile south of the junction of U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 119. The shrine holds a Mother's Day liturgy annually and is open by appointment, as well as being available for wedding services and tour groups.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
- ^ "Grafton's 150th Celebration". Archived from the original on June 20, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2006.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Taylor County. Arcadia Publishing. 2000. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7385-0588-6.