Churchville Presbyterian Church

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Churchville Presbyterian Church
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Churchville Presbyterian Church in 2007
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LocationIntersection of MD 22 and MD 136, Churchville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°33′34″N76°15′10″W / 39.55944°N 76.25278°W / 39.55944; -76.25278
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
ArchitectWalton, Elijah; Niernsee & Neilson
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 86001733 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1986

Churchville Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Churchville, Harford County, Maryland. It consists of three harmoniously designed sections: the original one-story, four by three bay, gable-roofed brick building dated to 1820; the three-story, restrained Italianate, brick bell tower added in 1870; and the low, one-story brick church hall and office added in 1950. Located adjacent is a sequestered 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) graveyard with stones dating back to 1819. The community of Churchville, which surrounds the church, grew up around and took its name from the structure. [2]

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The 1870 addition of an Italianate, brick belltower was designed by architect J. Crawford Nielson of the firm Niernsee and Neilson. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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