The Union Chapel, now known as St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is a historic church located near Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a rectangular two-story building of stuccoed stone construction painted pastel yellow completed in 1833 for $1,459.[2][3] To the rear of the chapel is the attractively landscaped non-sectarian Oak Grove Cemetery. Charles Dorsey Warfield, a member of the prominent Warfield family that settled this region, deeded the property to the residents of the area for non-denominational church and community use. The building was constructed for $5,040[4] In 1886, it became part of the Methodist church circuit.[5]
Union Chapel | |
 Union Chapel, January 2011 | |
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| Location | 1 mile north of Glenwood on Maryland Route 97, Glenwood, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′45″N 77°1′31″W / 39.29583°N 77.02528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1831 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000904[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1975 |
Union Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Howard County Historic Society. Images of America Howard County. p. 58.
- ^ Celia M. Holland. Old homes and families of Howard County, Maryland: with consideration of various additional points of interest. p. 222.
- ^ Barbara W. Feaga. Howard's Roads to Past. p. 72.
- ^ J. Richard Rivoire (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Union Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
edit- Union Chapel, Howard County, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church website
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