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Middletown in Lake County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

First Methodist Church Site

 
 
First Methodist Church Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 15, 2006
1. First Methodist Church Site Marker
Inscription.
Building Moved
To the Farmer Place – 1894
Destroyed by Storm – 1948
Marker Relocated – 1960

 
Erected by Clear Lake Parlor No.135 N.D.G.W, Lower Lake Parlor No.159 N.S.G.W.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable BuildingsNotable PlacesReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
 
Location. 38° 45.075′ N, 122° 36.883′ W. Marker is in Middletown, California, in Lake County. It is on Armstrong Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15833 Armstrong Street, Middletown CA 95461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Wine Country and on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Church in Middletown (here, next to this marker); Old Bull Trail Road and St. Helena Toll Road (approx. Ό mile away); Stone House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Robert Louis Stevenson Cabin Site (approx. 6.8 miles away); Historic Aetna Mining District (approx. 9 miles away); Old Faithful Geyser of California
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(approx. 10.7 miles away); 1947 Ford Truck: Workhorse of Yesteryear (approx. 10.7 miles away); Hot Mineral Therapy Pool (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
 
First Methodist Church Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 15, 2006
2. First Methodist Church Site
Marker is to the left of the Community Church sign. First church in Middletown marker is to the right.
First Methodist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 15, 2006
3. First Methodist Church
First Methodist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 15, 2006
4. First Methodist Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,127 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 2, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
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Jun. 23, 2026