St. Mary's Seminary Chapel

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St. Mary's Seminary Chapel
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates: 39°17′45″N 76°37′23″W / 39.29583, -76.62306Coordinates: 39°17′45″N 76°37′23″W / 39.29583, -76.62306
Built/Founded: 1806
Architect: Godefroy,Maximilien
Architectural style(s): Other, Gothic Revival
Added to NRHP: November 11, 1971
NRHP Reference#: 71001046[1]
Governing body: Private

St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, located at 600 North Paca Street in Baltimore, Maryland, is the oldest Neo-Gothic style church in the United States. It was built from 1806 through 1808 by French architect Maximilien Godefroy for the Sulpician priests of St. Mary's Seminary. St. Mary's Seminary, founded in 1791, is the oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.[2]

The small, brick chapel is one and a half stories high, set on a high basement. A false front rises above the "A" roof. The round arched windows are set in rectangular openings. The brick were originally made for another project, but it was built of stone. The bricks were then purchased for this project for $3,000.00.[2]

The chapel was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 11, 1971.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
  2. ^ a b Pat Heintzelman and W. Brown Morton III (October 8, 1974), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: St. Mary's Seminary ChapelPDF (32 KB), National Park Service 
  3. ^ St. Mary's Seminary Chapel. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.

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