St. Ignatius Church (Forest Hill, Maryland)
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.
St. Ignatius Church | |
 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 |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1789 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000956[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1974 |
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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Clarence V. Joerndt (September 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Ignatius Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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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