List of the oldest buildings in Maryland

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Maryland in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must:

Building Image Location First Built Use Notes
Cross Manor St. Inigoes, Maryland 1643 (earliest part) House Possibly the oldest house in Maryland.
Third Haven Meeting House Talbot County, Maryland 1682 Religious Oldest building in Maryland. Oldest Quaker meeting house in the United States.
Spring House Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Prince George's County, Maryland 1683 Spring House One of the oldest buildings in Maryland[1]
Burrages End Lothian, Maryland ca. 1690 (earliest part) Residence
Fort Garrison Stevenson, Maryland ca. 1695 Fort
Holly Hill Friendship, Maryland ca. 1698 (earliest part) Residence
Morgan Hill Farm Lusby, Maryland ca. 1700 Residence originally thought to date prior to 1670
Preston-on-the-Patuxent Johnstown, Maryland 1725 Residence originally thought to date to 1651
Christ Church (Ironsides, Maryland) Nanjemoy, Maryland 1732 Religious Oldest Episcopal church building in Maryland
Maryland State House Annapolis, Maryland 1772 Government Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States
Pooles Island Light Pooles Island off Aberdeen Proving Ground 1825 Lighthouse Oldest surviving lighthouse in Maryland
Lloyd Street Synagogue Baltimore, Maryland 1840 Religious Oldest surviving synagogue building in Maryland, third oldest in U.S.

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