St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church (Baltimore, Maryland)

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LocationJct. of E. Baltimore St. and Lakewood Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′33″N76°34′45″W / 39.29250°N 76.57917°W / 39.29250; -76.57917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1895
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 94001278 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1994

St. Elizabeth of Hungary is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located within the Archdiocese of Baltimore in the Baltimore-Linwood neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Description

The complex developed over the period 1895–1926, and consists of four buildings: a two-story, gable-fronted brick structure erected in 1895 as the original church, parish hall, and rectory; a large stone Romanesque church building constructed in 1912; a three-story convent built in 1922; and a large three-story parochial school which was added to the site in 1926. The complex occupies a city block directly opposite Patterson Park. In 1931, the St. Elizabeth School had the largest student enrollment, 1,500 students, in the archdiocese. [2] The church was founded to serve the German immigrant community in Baltimore. [3]

St. Elizabeth of Hungary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Peter E. Kurtze (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. "St. Elizabeth of Hungary feast day Nov. 17". The Catholic Review . Retrieved 2012-08-08.