Churchville Presbyterian Church

Churchville Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Churchville Presbyterian Church in 2007
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Location	Intersection 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
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	1820 (1820)
Architect	Walton, Elijah; Niernsee & Neilson
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	86001733 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 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]

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]

Notable burials

• George Archer (1848–1920), architect ^[3]
• John Archer (1741–1810), U.S. Representative, Maryland delegate, physician ^{[4] [5]}
• R. Harris Archer (died 1922), Maryland delegate ^[6]
• Stevenson Archer (1786–1848), U.S. Representative and Maryland delegate ^[7]
• Stevenson Archer (1827–1898), U.S. Representative and Treasurer of Maryland ^[8]
• J. Wilmer Cronin (1896–1982), state politician and lawyer from Maryland ^[9]
• John Miller Turpin Finney (1863–1942), academic and surgeon ^[10]
• Benedict H. Hanson (died 1882), state delegate ^[11]
• Stevenson A. Williams (1851–1932), Maryland state senator ^[12]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Christopher Weeks (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Churchville Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
3. "George Archer". The Baltimore Sun . January 8, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved August 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Archer, John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved November 27, 2022.
5. Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Archer, John"  . American Medical Biographies  . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
6. "Mr. R. Harris Archer Dies Suddenly". The Aegis . March 3, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved February 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "ARCHER, Stevenson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved February 15, 2023.
8. "ARCHER, Stevenson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved February 15, 2023.
9. "Cronin". The Evening Sun. April 29, 1982. p. E2. Retrieved December 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Finney Rites To Be Held At 4 P.M. Today". The Baltimore Sun . June 1, 1942. p. 22. Retrieved October 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Death of B. H. Hanson". The Aegis and Intelligencer . November 3, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved March 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Williams". The Baltimore Sun . February 21, 1932. p. 27. Retrieved February 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to Churchville Presbyterian Church at Wikimedia Commons
• Churchville Presbyterian Church, Harford County, including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust