St. Michael's Church, also known as St. Michael's Chapel and Hannah More Chapel, is a historic Episcopal Church located at Academy Lane and Reisterstown Road in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a small, Carpenter Gothic-style, board and batten frame structure, featuring a simple bell-gable. It was designed by New York architect John W. Priest (1825-1859), and constructed about 1853. It was named after Hannah More. It was deconsecrated on May 12, 1978.[2]
St. Michael's Church | |
 St. Michael's Church, Reisterstown MD, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Academy Lane and Reisterstown Rd., Reisterstown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′4″N 76°49′8″W / 39.45111°N 76.81889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architect | John W. Priest |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003273[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Still owned by the Diocese of Maryland, a renovation project costing $1.2 million began in January 2003. On September 8, 2004, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for its reopening. The project included the replacement of roof shingles, a restoration of the interior, which had been destroyed by rainwater, and the removal of chimney bricks.[3]
Gallery
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Hannah More Academy Marker, December 2009 -
Hannah More Academy Building, December 2009 -
A picture of the Church in October 2010.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ George J. Andreve and Hester Rich (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Michael's Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Kevin T. McVey (September 2004). "Chapel reopening restores memories". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
External links
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- St. Michael's Church, Baltimore County, including photo from 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust
- All Saints' Episcopal Church history webpage
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