St. George's Episcopal Church (Valley Lee, Maryland)

St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church

St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, July 2009
Location Off Maryland Route 249 on Maryland Route 244, west of Valley Lee, Maryland
Coordinates 38°11′42″N 76°31′16″W / 38.19500°N 76.52111°W / 38.19500; -76.52111Coordinates: 38°11′42″N 76°31′16″W / 38.19500°N 76.52111°W / 38.19500; -76.52111
Built 1799
NRHP Reference # 73002173[1]
Added to NRHP October 3, 1973

St. George's Episcopal Church is an historic church located at 44965 Blake Creek Road, in Valley Lee, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It was built in 1799 on the same site as three other, earlier churches. It is a one-story, five bay, rectangular, gable-front, Flemish bond brick structure. The interior has been restored to its 1884 appearance. The church is surrounded by a graveyard, enclosed by a low brick wall. It is generally believed that St. George's is the site of the oldest Anglican church in Maryland whose parish is still in existence.[2] William and Mary Parish, as it was originally known, was one of the original 30 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland.

The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

Belfry, July 2009

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ J. Richard Rivoire (June 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. George's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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