St. Ignatius Church (Forest Hill, Maryland)

St. Ignatius Church

St. Ignatius Church in 1936
Location 533 E. Jarrettsville Rd., Forest Hill, Maryland
Coordinates 39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W / 39.57361°N 76.35528°W / 39.57361; -76.35528Coordinates: 39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W / 39.57361°N 76.35528°W / 39.57361; -76.35528
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1789 (1789)
NRHP Reference # 74000956[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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Clarence V. Joerndt (September 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Ignatius Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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