St. Ignatius Church (Forest Hill, Maryland)
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St. Ignatius Church in 1936 | |
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| Location | 533 E. Jarrettsville Rd., Forest Hill, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W / 39.57361°N 76.35528°WCoordinates: 39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W / 39.57361°N 76.35528°W |
| Built | 1789 |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1974 |
St. Ignatius Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church located at Forest Hill, Harford County, Maryland. It is a rubble stone, one-story rectangular structure of five bays, with a tall tower at the west end and a rubble stone two-story rectangular addition. The original 35 feet by 50 feet church was built between 1786 and 1792.
A major addition was made in 1848 and the tower was added in 1865. The parish hall wing was constructed in 1822 and a small frame sacristy was added in 1887. It is the oldest extant church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: St. Ignatius Church. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05.
External links
- St. Ignatius Church, Harford County, including photo from 1973, at Maryland Historical Trust
- St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 533 East Jarrettsville Road, Hickory, Harford, MD at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
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