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List of the oldest buildings in Maryland

See also: List of the oldest buildings in the United States

This article attempts to list some of the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Maryland in the United States of America. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendrochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must:

  • date from prior to 1776; or
  • be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.).

Oldest overall

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Building Image Location Dated Use Notes
Brooke Place Manor[1]
 
 St. Leonard, Maryland 1652 Residence This is primarily an 1840 structure; that year a "completely new interior" was installed; "all that remains of the first (1652) house are the (lower part of the) exterior walls." The original house was a Flemish bond brick structure of 1-1/2 stories with a very steep A-roof. The current 1840 building is a 2-1/2 story Greek revival structure with a gently sloping A-roof on 100 remaining acres of the original 2,100 acres granted to Robert Brooke, Sr in 1649.
Old Trinity Church (Church Creek)   Church Creek, Maryland 1675 Religious Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the US.[2]
Third Haven Meeting House   Talbot County, Maryland 1682 Religious Oldest Quaker meeting house in the United States
Spring House, Ft. Lincoln Cemetery Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Prince George's County, Maryland 1683 Springhouse Small springhouse structure. In Maryland by 300 ft.[3]
Fort Garrison   Stevenson, Maryland c. 1695 Fort
Holly Hill   Friendship, Maryland 1698 (fall or winter); 1713; c. 1730[4] Residence Primitive, two-room, 1+1⁄2-story frame house at its incarnation. Two subsequent additions/upgrades performed, including a full structural brick encasement in c. 1730.[4]
Morgan Hill Farm   Lusby, Maryland c. 1700 Residence Oldest part built between 1670 and 1700.
Sands House Annapolis, Maryland c. 1700s Residence Unconfirmed date of construction. Dendrochronology points to a date as early as 1681, but other sources point toward 1739. Historical marker inscribed with a c. 1700s date.
Sotterley Plantation   Hollywood, Maryland 1702 Museum Popular public historic interpretation and living history exhibits
Cedar Park   Galesville, Maryland 1702 Residence Date was ascertained through dendrochronology.
Cloverfields Wye Mills, Maryland 1705 Residential Dendrochronological analysis has been able to date a number of the key construction phases.[5]
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church   Rehobeth, Maryland 1706; 1888; 1954–1955 Religious Oldest Presbyterian Church in continuous use in the United States[6]
Old Queen Anne's County Courthouse   Queenstown, Maryland 1708 Government
Carvill Hall   Chestertown, Maryland 1694–1709 Residence
All Hallows Church   Edgewater, Maryland 1710 Religious
St. Paul's Episcopal Church   Fairlee, Maryland 1713 Religious Associated vestry house, erected in 1766, is one of two that survive in the state (the other being at St. George's Church at Perryman).
Melwood Park   Prince George's County, Maryland 1714 (dendrochronology)[7] Residence Originally thought to date to 1720s, but dendrochronology moved it back over a decade.
Shiplap House   Annapolis, Maryland c. 1715 Tavern/store One of the oldest buildings in Annapolis' colonial district.
Sarum   Newport, Maryland 1717 Residence Constructed spring–summer 1717. Previously believed to be of 17th century origin.[8] A shed on the site was built in 1736.
Richland Farm   Clarksville, Maryland 1719; 1920 Residence Large addition to the rear added in 1920.
Ocean Hall   Bushwood, Maryland 1719 Residence Date was ascertained through dendrochronology.
Bellefields   Croom, Maryland c. 1720 Residence
Presbury Meetinghouse   Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 1720 Religious
Sudley   Deale, Maryland 1720–1730 Residence
Burch House Port Tobacco, Maryland 1720–1730 Residence
Rich Hill Bel Alton, Maryland 1720–1740 Residence
Charles Carroll House Annapolis, Maryland 1721 Residence One of 15 surviving birthplaces of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
White House Farm   Chestertown, Maryland 1721; 1831 Residence Original section built in 1721.
Anne Arundel County Free School   Davidsonville, Maryland 1724 School Only surviving school built in response to the Maryland Free School Act of 1723.
East Nottingham Friends Meetinghouse   Rising Sun, Maryland 1724; 1752 Meetinghouse Brick portion burned in 1749; rebuilt and enlarged in 1752, with the original brick walls remaining
Preston-on-the-Patuxent   Johnstown, Maryland 1725 Residence Originally thought to date to 1651
Marshall Hall   Bryans Road, Maryland 1725 Residence Earliest portioned built in 1725, with several additions later on. Severely damaged by fire sometime after 1980. A small brick building near it built around 1760.
Salisbury Plantation Westover, Maryland 1725 Residence
Great House   St. Augustine, Maryland 1725–1750 Residence Built during second quarter of 18th century.
Rockburn Ellicott City, Maryland 1727 Residence
Doughoregan Manor   Ellicott City, Maryland 1727; 1832 Residence Earliest portioned built in 1727, enlarged and remodeled in 1832.
St. Luke's Church   Church Hill, Maryland c. 1729-1732 Religious
Yarmouth Cambridge, Maryland c. 1730s Residence
Larkin's Hundred   Harwood, Maryland c. 1730 Residence Traditionally said to be built in 1704, more likely built second half of 18th century.
Bishopton   Church Hill, Maryland c. 1730 Residence
Hopkins-Matthews House Darlington, Maryland c. 1730 Residence
Kingston   Upper Marlboro, Maryland c. 1730 Residence
Readbourne   Centerville, Maryland c. 1730; 1791; 1948 Residence Center block from 1730, south wing build in 1791. North wing was built in 1948.
Hopewell   Providence, Cecil County 1730–1750 Residence
Christ Church   Nanjemoy, Maryland 1732 Religious One of the oldest Episcopal church buildings in Maryland.
Rigbie House   Berkley, Maryland c. 1732–1750 Residence
Bowlingly   Queenstown, Maryland 1733; 1817; 1954 Residence Severely damaged in the War of 1812 by British forces. Enlarged in 1954.
Williams' Conquest Marion Station, Maryland 1733; 1825; 1850; 1968 Residence
St. Paul's Parish Church   Brandywine, Maryland c. 1733–1735; 1769; 1793; 1921 Religious
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church   Quantico, Maryland 1733 Religious
Old Treasury Building   Annapolis, Maryland 1735 Government Oldest government building in Annapolis
Bennett's Adventure   Allen, Maryland c. 1735 Residence
Belvoir   Crownsville, Maryland c. 1736 Residence Earliest portion could date to 17th century.
Reynold's Tavern   Annapolis, Maryland 1737 Tavern
Valley Cottage   Georgetown, Maryland 1737–1776 Residence Situated on original plot from 1737, unknown when it was actually built.
Jonas Green House   Annapolis, Maryland 1738 Residence
Belmont Estate   Elkridge, Maryland 1738 Residence
Ogle Hall   Annapolis, Maryland 1739 Residence
Reward-Tilden's Farm   Chestertown, Maryland c. 1740–1749 Residence Built in the 1740s
Hager House   Hagerstown, Maryland 1740 Residence Built by Jonathan Hager, the founder of Hagerstown, and the oldest building in Washington County
Friendship   Stevensville, Maryland 1740 Residence
Robinson House   Severna Park, Maryland 1740 Residence
Worthington House   Darlington, Maryland c. 1740 Residence
Best Endeavor   Churchville, Maryland 1740; 1785 Residence East portion of house added on in 1785.
Bull-Barrow House Bel Air, Maryland c. 1740 Residence
Deer Park House Dublin, Maryland c. 1740–1741 Residence
Belair Mansion   Bowie, Maryland c. 1740–1745 Residence
Waddy House Princess Anne, Maryland c. 1740–1760 Residence
Patrick Creagh House   Annapolis, Maryland 1741 Residence
St. Thomas Manor   Port Tobacco, Maryland 1741 Residence Connected chapel built in 1798
Pemberton Hall   Salisbury, Maryland 1741 Residence
South River Club   South River, Maryland 1742 Clubhouse
St. John's College (McDowell Hall) Annapolis, Maryland 1742 School
Buckland East New Market, Maryland c. 1742 Residence
Clifton   Ednor, Maryland c. 1742 Residence
Darnall's Chance   Upper Marlboro, Maryland c. 1742 Residence
St. Thomas' Church   Upper Marlboro, Maryland c. 1742–1745; 1859; 1888; 1905 Religious
William Hilleary House   Bladensburg, Maryland c. 1742–1746 Residence
St. Thomas Church   Owings Mills, Maryland 1743 Religious
Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site   Bel Air, Maryland c. 1743 Religious One of the oldest extant buildings associated with the Catholic Church in America.
Obligation   Harwood, Maryland 1743; 1827 Residence
William Barroll House Chestertown, Maryland c. 1743 Residence
Bohemia Farm   Earleville, Maryland c. 1743–1745 Residence
Woodview   Bel Air, Maryland 1744; 1820 Residence
Middleham Chapel Lusby, Maryland 1744 Religious Built in 1748, replacing an earlier building erected around 1684
John Churchman House   Calvert, Maryland 1745; 1785 Residence
Araby   Mason's Springs, Maryland 1746 Residence "Dendrochronological analysis has shown that one of the timbers used to construct the original building was felled in the spring of 1746."[9]
Mercer Brown House   Rising Sun, Maryland 1746 Residence
Derr House Frederick, Maryland 1790 - 1795 Residence
Custom House   Chestertown, Maryland 1746 Residence
Bostwick   Bladensburg, Maryland 1746 Residence
Broom's Bloom   Bel Air, Maryland 1747 Residence
Christ Church   Accokeek, Maryland 1747 Religious Begun in 1747, replacing an earlier frame building.
Beatty-Cramer House   Frederick, Maryland 1748; 1855 Residence Addition constructed in 1855. Dendrochronological research to date the structure is ongoing. Oldest standing home in Frederick County, MD.
All Hallows Episcopal Church   Snow Hill, Maryland 1748 Religious
London Town Publik House   Woodland Beach, Maryland c. 1745–1750 Tavern
Wilton Wye Mills, Maryland c. 1749–1770; 1800 Residence
Perry Point Mansion House   Perryville, Maryland c. 1750 Residence
Stump Family Grist Mill   Perryville, Maryland c. 1750 Mill
Buckingham House   Buckeystown, Maryland c. 1750 Residence School is a later addition to the attached house.
Howard Lodge Sykesville, Maryland c. 1750 Residence
Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store   Charlestown, Maryland 1750 Hotel/Retail
Judge John Brice House   Annapolis, Maryland 1750 Residence Could've been built even earlier, possibly in 1739.
Rosehill   Gambrills, Maryland 1750 Residence
The Homestead Baldwin, Maryland 1750 Residence
Rodgers Tavern   Perryville, Maryland 1750 Hotel
Chimney House Port Tobacco, Maryland 1750 Residence
Poplar Hill   Aberdeen, Maryland 1750 Residence
Mount Pleasant   Upper Marlboro, Maryland c. 1750 Residence
Piscataway House Fort Washington, Maryland c. 1750; 1932 Residence Relocated from its original location in Piscataway, Maryland in the 1930s. Disassembled and rebuilt on present location.
Potter Hall   Williston, Maryland 1750; 1808; 1930 Residence Central section built in 1750, 2 1⁄2-story Flemish bond brick structure built about 1808. Single story kitchen wing built in 1930.
Joshua's Meadows   Bel Air, Maryland 1750; 1937 Residence
White Swan Tavern Chestertown, Maryland c. 1750 Tavern
Piscataway Tavern Piscataway, Maryland c. 1750; 1810 Tavern Larger Federal addition from 1810, replacing original structure.
Wyoming   Clinton, Maryland c. 1750; 1800; 1850 Residence Connecting two-bay section built in 1850.
Waterloo   Princess Anne, Maryland c. 1750–1760 Residence
Ellerslie   Port Tobacco, Maryland c. 1750–1765 Residence
Rose Hill   Chestertown, Maryland c. 1750–1775 Residence
Elk Landing   Elkton, Maryland c. 1750–1775 Residence
Maidstone   Owings, Maryland 1751 Residence Previously believed to date to the 17th century, a dendrochronology survey determined time period of fall-winter 1751.[10]
Blunt Farm and Granite Quarries Granite, Maryland 1751 Farm
Kitterman–Buckey Farm Johnsville, Maryland 1752 Farm Springhouse and Cabin on property also date from 1752
Rising Sun Inn   Crownsville, Maryland 1753 Residence
Larkin's Hill Farm   Harwood, Maryland 1753 Residence
Rich Hill   Sassafras, Maryland c. 1753 Residence
Knocks Folly   Kennedyville, Maryland c. 1753 Residence
Wye Mill   Wye Mills, Maryland 1753-1754 Mill Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the frame building was constructed from timbers felled in the spring of 1751 and the winter of 1753/4, suggesting that the building was constructed in the winter of 1753/4 or shortly thereafter.[11]
Portland Manor   Lothian, Maryland 1755 Residence Date was ascertained through dendrochronology
St. James Church   Monkton, Maryland 1755 Religious Bell tower added in 1884.
The Ridge   Derwood, Maryland 1755 Residence
Tulip Hill   Galesville, Maryland 1755–1756 Residence
George Washington House   Bladensburg, Maryland c. 1755–1765 Tavern
Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site   Rising Sun, Maryland 1757 Residence
Schifferstadt   Frederick, Maryland 1758 Residence Oldest surviving building in Frederick city. Open for tours on weekend afternoons from April through November.
Maynadier House Cambridge, Maryland c. 1759 Residence Right wing of house built in 1759.
Legg's Dependence   Stevensville, Maryland 1760 Residence Built in several stages beginning around 1760–80. Enlarged to present form during the second quarter of the 19th century.
Mattapax   Stevensville, Maryland 1760; 1949 Residence Restored in 1949, a wing was replaced by a newly constructed brick wing.
Howard's Inheritance   Annapolis, Maryland 1760 Residence
Swansbury   Aberdeen, Maryland c. 1760; 1775 Residence West section dates back to c. 1760. Main structure built in 1780.
Daffin House Hillsboro, Maryland c. 1760; 1780 Residence Brick wing built c. 1760. Main structure built in 1780.
Primrose Hill   Annapolis, Maryland ca. 1760 Residence
LaGrange   Cambridge, Maryland c. 1760 Residence
Cox-Davis-Barnes House Churchville, Maryland c. 1760 Residence
Lexon   Centerville, Maryland c. 1760 Residence
Lansdowne   Centerville, Maryland c. 1760; 1823 Residence Smaller building is from 1760. Larger building built in 1823.
Harmony Hall   Fort Washington, Maryland c. 1760–1769 Residence Local tradition has it being built in 1723.
Rock United Presbyterian Church   Elkton, Maryland 1761 Religious Remodeled to its current Victorian Gothic influenced appearance in 1872, and 1900. Also on the property is a stone Session House originally constructed in 1762.
Pleasant Hill Pomfret, Maryland 1761 Residence Earliest portion dates back to 1761. Added onto until about 1848.
Hopeful Unity   Worton, Maryland 1761 Residence May encapsulate an even older structure.
Bush Tavern Abingdon, Maryland 1761-1762 Tavern "Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the original structure was built from timbers felled in the winter of 1761/2."
Upton Scott House   Annapolis, Maryland 1762 Residence
Ratcliffe Manor   Easton, Maryland 1762 Residence One of the best examples of early Georgian style plantation houses on Maryland's Eastern Shore.[12]
Acton Hall Annapolis, Maryland 1762 Residence
La Grange   La Plata, Maryland c. 1763 Residence
Hockley Elkridge, Maryland c. 1763 Residence
St. James Episcopal Church   Lothian, Maryland 1763 Religious Replaced an earlier structure dating to 1695. Oldest documented gravestone in Maryland (dated 1665) is found in the churchyard.[13]
Paca House and Garden   Annapolis, Maryland 1763 Residence
Michael Cresap House   Oldtown, Maryland 1764 Residence
Peggy Stewart House   Annapolis, Maryland 1764 Residence
Mitchell House   Fair Hill, Maryland 1764 Residence
Long Island Farm Parkville, Maryland 1764 Farm
Galloway Mansion Queenstown, Maryland 1764 Residence Moved from its original location at Easton, Maryland in 2019.
John Ridout House   Annapolis, Maryland 1764–1765 Residence
Cross Manor   St. Inigoes, Maryland "Prior to 1765" Residence
Whitehall   Annapolis, Maryland c. 1765 Residence
Sycamore Cottage   Cambridge, Maryland c. 1765 Residence
Market Master's House   Bladensburg, Maryland c. 1765 Residence
Robert Long House Baltimore, Maryland 1765 Residence Oldest surviving residential structure in Baltimore City
Manokin Presbyterian Church   Princess Anne, Maryland 1765 Religious Georgian nave constructed in 1765, vestry and tower added in 1872, and 1888, respectively[14]
Fugate House Monkton, Maryland 1765-1766[15] Residence
Branton Manor   Sykesville, Maryland c. 1766 Residence Oldest sections date to 1766. Middle portion was a later addition.
St. George's Parish Vestry House   Perryman, Maryland 1766 Religious
Stagg Hall   Port Tobacco, Maryland 1766-1767 Residence "A dendrochronological study was undertaken on the building in October 2015. Two of the timbers that were sampled were successfully dated, with one timber containing complete sapwood that provided a felling date of the winter of 1766/7."[16]
Brice House   Annapolis, Maryland 1766–1773 Residence
Cooke's Range at Pope Farm Derwood, Maryland 1767 Residence "Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the original three-bay structure was built in the winter of 1766/7 or shortly thereafter."[17]
Mount Clare   Baltimore, Maryland 1767 Residence Oldest Colonial-era structure in Baltimore, Maryland.
Spye Park White Plains, Maryland 1767 Residence
Ringgold-Pearce House Chestertown, Maryland 1767 Residence
St. John's Episcopal Church   Fort Washington, Maryland 1767 Religious Located in the Broad Creek Historic District. The building is the 4th iteration of the church since the original was erected in 1695.
Tubman Chapel, St. Mary's Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church   Church Creek, Maryland 1767–1770 Religious Also used as a school house after later Victorian Era church was built across the road.[18]
Shepherd's Delight   Still Pond, Maryland 1767–1783; 1810 Residence Built between 1767 and 1783.
Maxwell Hall Patuxent, Maryland c. 1767 Residence
Long Hill   Wetipquin, Maryland 1767 Residence
Sophia's Dairy   Aberdeen, Maryland 1768 Residence
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Chestertown, Maryland 1768 Religious
Drury-Austin House   Boyds, Maryland 1768 Residence
Harmony Hall   Fort Washington, Maryland 1769 Residence Located in the Broad Creek Historic District. It was originally known as Battersea, and overlooked the colonial port of Aire.
Joseph Fiery House Clear Spring, Maryland 1769 Residence Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the original structure was built from timbers felled in the winter of 1767/8 and the winter of 1768/9.
Widehall   Chestertown, Maryland 1769 Residence
Chase–Lloyd House   Annapolis, Maryland 1769–1774 Residence
Mitchell House   Elkton, Maryland c. 1769–1781 Residence
Artisan's House   Annapolis, Maryland c. 1700s Residence Date of construction unknown, used as barracks during the American Revolutionary War.
Hazelwood   Upper Marlboro, Maryland c. 1770s; 1800; 1860 Residence
Greenfields   Cecilton, Maryland 1770 Residence Possibly built earlier, 1740–1760.
Truman's Place Hughesville, Maryland 1770 Residence
Colonel Joseph Wood House   Woodsboro, Maryland 1770 Residence
Retreat   Port Tobacco, Maryland c. 1770 Residence
Handsell   Vienna, Maryland c. 1770 Residence
Mill Green Miller's House   Street, Maryland c. 1770 Residence
Hebron   Still Pond, Maryland c. 1770 Residence
London Coffee House Baltimore, Maryland c. 1770–1772 Public
Haberdeventure   Port Tobacco, Maryland 1771 Residence
Mary's Mount   Harwood, Maryland 1771 Residence Earliest portion built in 1771. Enlarged in early 19th century.
Maryland Inn   Annapolis, Maryland c. 1772 Hotel
Pipe Creek Friends Meetinghouse   Union Bridge, Maryland 1772 Meeting House Interior destroyed by fire in 1934.
Maryland State House   Annapolis, Maryland 1772–1797 Government Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States.
Perry Hall Mansion   Perry Hall, Maryland 1773; 1826 Residence Originally constructed in 1773, badly damaged in fire in 1826. Only half of main section and west wing were saved.
The Robert Johnson House Annapolis, Maryland 1773 Hotel
Preacher House Darlington, Maryland 1773 Residence
Round About Hills   Glenwood, Maryland 1773 Residence
Gunpowder Meetinghouse   Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland c. 1773 Religious Unknown if it is actually from 1773, but no evidence against it, as well.
Chesterville Brick House   Chesterville, Maryland c. 1773 Commercial Moved from its original location in 1973.
Ridout Row Annapolis, Maryland 1773–1774 Residence
Hammond–Harwood House   Annapolis, Maryland 1774 Residential Only existing work of colonial academic architecture that was principally designed from a plate in Andrea Palladio's I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books of Architecture).
Catoctin Furnace   Frederick County, Maryland 1774 Iron Forge Provided ammunition for American Revolutionary War
Hinchingham   Rock Hall, Maryland 1774 Residence
Sexton's House Worton, Maryland c. 1774–1793 Residence Sexton's house is the only structure that dates back to 1700s.
Reed's Creek Farm   Centreville, Maryland 1775 Residence
Fat Oxen   Urbana, Maryland c. 1775 Residence
Little Elk Farm   Providence, Cecil County c. 1775–1800 Residence
Governor Calvert House Annapolis, Maryland 1776 Hotel Original house burned in 1764, what was remaining of that was built into the current building. Original building dating back to early 18th century.
Mount Friendship Darlington, Maryland 1776; 1821 Residence
Bayly House Cambridge, Maryland c. 1784 Residence Oldest home in Cambridge. Dated with dendrochronology[19]

Oldest by county

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County Building Image Location Dated Use Notes
Calvert County Brooke Place Manor   St. Leonard, Maryland 1652 Residence
Dorchester County Old Trinity Church, Maryland   Church Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland 1675 Religious Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the US.[2]
Talbot County Third Haven Meeting House   Talbot County, Maryland 1682 Religious Oldest Quaker meeting house in the United States.
Prince George's County County Spring House, Ft. Lincoln Cemetery Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Prince George's County, Maryland 1683 Springhouse Small springhouse structure. In Maryland by 300 ft.[3]
Baltimore County Fort Garrison   Stevenson, Baltimore County, Maryland c. 1695 Fort
Anne Arundel County Holly Hill   Friendship, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1698 (fall or winter); 1713; c. 1730[4] Residence Primitive, two-room, 1+1⁄2-story frame house at its incarnation. Two subsequent additions/upgrades performed, including a full structural brick encasement in c. 1730.[4]
St. Mary's County Sotterley Plantation   Hollywood, Maryland 1702 Museum Popular public historic interpretation and living history exhibits
Somerset County Rehoboth Presbyterian Church   Rehobeth, Maryland 1706; 1888; 1954–1955 Religious Oldest Presbyterian Church in continuous use in the United States[6]
Queen Anne's County Old Queen Anne's County Courthouse   Queenstown, Maryland 1708 Governmental
Kent County Carvill Hall   Chestertown, Maryland 1694–1709 Residence
Charles County Sarum   Newport, Maryland 1717 Residence Constructed spring–summer 1717. Previously believed to be of 17th century origin.[8]
Howard County Richland Farm   Clarksville, Maryland 1719; 1920 Residence Large addition to the rear added in 1920.
Harford County Presbury Meetinghouse   Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 1720 Religious
Cecil County East Nottingham Friends Meetinghouse   Rising Sun, Maryland 1724; 1752 Meetinghouse Brick portion burned in 1749; rebuilt and enlarged in 1752, with the original brick walls remaining
Wicomico County St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church   Quantico, Maryland 1733 Religious
Washington County Hager House   Hagerstown, Maryland 1740 Residence Built by Jonathan Hager, the founder of Hagerstown
Montgomery County Clifton   Ednor, Maryland c. 1742 Residence
Frederick County Derr House Frederick, Maryland 1746 Residence
Worcester County All Hallows Episcopal Church   Snow Hill, Maryland 1748 Religious
Caroline County Daffin House Hillsboro, Maryland c. 1760; 1780 Residence Brick wing built c. 1760. Main structure built in 1780.
Allegany County Michael Cresap House   Oldtown, Maryland 1764 Residence
Baltimore City Robert Long House Baltimore, Maryland 1765 Residence
Carroll County Branton Manor   Sykesville, Maryland c. 1766 Residence Oldest sections date to 1766. Middle portion was a later addition.
Garrett County Stanton's Mill   Grantsville, Maryland 1797; 1890 Grist mill

Oldest by type

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Type Building Image Location Dated Notes
Residence Brooke Place Manor   St. Leonard, Maryland 1652 This is primarily an 1840 structure; that year a "completely new interior" was installed; "all that remains of the first (1652) house are the (lower part of the) exterior walls." The original house was a Flemish bond brick structure of 1-1/2 stories with a very steep A-roof. The current 1840 building is a 2-1/2 story Greek revival structure with a gently sloping A-roof on 100 remaining acres of the original 2,100 acres granted to Robert Brooke, Sr in 1649.
Residence Holly Hill   Friendship, Maryland 1698 (fall or winter); 1713; c. 1730[4] Primitive, two-room, 1+1⁄2-story frame house at its incarnation. Two subsequent additions/upgrades performed, including a full structural brick encasement in c. 1730.[4]
Church Old Trinity Church (Church Creek)   Church Creek, Maryland 1675 Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the US.[2]
Quaker meeting house Third Haven Meeting House   Talbot County, Maryland 1682 Oldest Quaker meetinghouse in the United States
Government building Old Queen Anne's County Courthouse   Queenstown, Maryland 1708
Barn Evergreen (barn)   Mount Savage, Maryland 1834 Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the barn was built from timbers felled in the winter of 1833/4.
Lighthouse Pooles Island Light   Pooles Island off Aberdeen Proving Ground 1825 Oldest surviving lighthouse in Maryland
Shot tower Phoenix Shot Tower   Baltimore, Maryland 1828 Only surviving shot tower in Maryland, third oldest in the U.S.
Train station Ellicott City station   Ellicott City, Maryland 1830 Oldest surviving passenger train station in the U.S.
Synagogue Lloyd Street Synagogue   Baltimore, Maryland 1840 Oldest surviving synagogue building in Maryland, third oldest in the U.S.
Mosque Islamic Society of Baltimore Catonsville, Maryland 1982 Oldest purpose-built mosque in Maryland; others have existed for decades

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References

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  1. ^ "MHT: Brooke Place Manor" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c "Old Trinity Church HABS MD No. 201" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. US National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Fort Lincoln Funeral Home & Cemetery | Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery".
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Maryland's National Register Properties: Holly Hill". MHT.Maryland.gov. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Cloverfields, Wye Mills, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Hill, Ann; Snyderman, Lois. "Rehoboth Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  7. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Melwood Park, Prince George's County, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Stone, Garry Wheeler. "THE KEY-YEAR DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL PATTERN FOR THE OAKS OF MARYLAND'S WESTERN SHORE 1570-1980" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Araby, Indian Head, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Stone, Garry Wheeler. "THE KEY-YEAR DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL PATTERN FOR THE OAKS OF MARYLAND'S WESTERN SHORE 1570-1980" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Old Wye Mill, Wye Mills, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "T-42 Ratcliffe Manor" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Morgan, William; Miller, Nancy. "St. James Church" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  14. ^ James, Pamela. "Manokin Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  15. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Fugate House, Monkton, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  16. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Stagg Hall, Port Tobacco, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  17. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Cooke's Range at pope Farm, Derwood, Montgomery County, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  18. ^ Touart, Paul. "St. Mary's Star-of-the-Sea Catholic Church" (PDF). Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  19. ^ Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory. "The Tree-Ring Dating of Bayly House and Outbuildings, Cambridge, Maryland". Dendrochronology.net. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
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