List of the oldest buildings in Maryland
This article attempts to list some of the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Maryland in the United States of America. 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:
- date from prior to 1776; or
- be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),
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| Building | Image | Location | First Built | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Trinity Church, Maryland |  |
Church Creek, Maryland | 1675 | Religious | Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the US.[1] |
| Third Haven Meeting House |  |
Talbot County, Maryland | 1682 | Religious | Oldest Quaker meeting house in the United States. |
| Spring House, Ft. Lincoln Cemetery | Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Prince George's County, Maryland | 1683 | Spring house | Small spring house structure. In Maryland by 300 ft.[2] | |
| Fort Garrison |  |
Stevenson, Maryland | ca. 1695 | Fort | |
| Holly Hill |  |
Friendship, Maryland | ca. 1698 | Residence | |
| Morgan Hill Farm |  |
Lusby, Maryland | ca. 1700 | Residence | oldest part built sometime between 1670 and 1700 |
| Sotterley Plantation |  |
Hollywood, Maryland | 1702 | Popular public historic interpretation and living history exhibits | |
| Cedar Park |  |
Galesville, Maryland | 1702 | Residence | date has been ascertained through dendrochronology |
| Melwood Park |  |
Prince George's County, Maryland | 1714 (Dendrochronology)[3] | Residence | originally thought to date to 1720s but dendochronology moved it back over a decade |
| Preston-on-the-Patuxent |  |
Johnstown, Maryland | 1725 | Residence | originally thought to date to 1651 |
| Christ Church (Ironsides, Maryland) |  |
Nanjemoy, Maryland | 1732 | Religious | One of the oldest Episcopal church buildings in Maryland |
| William Hilleary House (Bladensburg, Maryland) |  |
Bladensburg, Maryland | 1742 | Residence | |
| Cross Manor |  |
St. Inigoes, Maryland | "prior to 1765" | House | |
| Mount Clare (Maryland) |  |
Baltimore, Maryland | 1767 | Residence | Oldest Colonial-era structure in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. |
| Maryland State House |  |
Annapolis, Maryland | 1772 | Government | Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States |
| Burrages End |  |
Lothian, Maryland | ca. 1780 | Residence | |
| 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. | |
See also
- Oldest buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Maryland
References
- ↑ "Old Trinity Church HABS MD No. 201". Historic American Buildings Survey. US National Park Service. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.fort-lincoln.com/location/about/facility.html
- ↑ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Melwood Park, Prince George’s County, Maryland". Dendrochronology. Retrieved 15 February 2013.