St. Luke's Church (Church Hill, Maryland)

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St. Luke's Church
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LocationJct. of MD 213 and MD 19, Church Hill, Maryland
Coordinates 39°8′32″N75°59′11″W / 39.14222°N 75.98639°W / 39.14222; -75.98639
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1730 (1730)
Built byLang, Rev. John
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 77001505 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1977

St. Luke's Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was built between 1729 and 1732 as the parish church for St. Luke's Parish, which had been established in 1728.

It is one story high, five bays long and three bays wide, with brick exterior walls laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers. The structure features a gambrel roof and semicircular apse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] Congressman Joshua Seney is buried in the churchyard.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mr. Robert B. Hilleary and Randolph N. Cornell (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Luke's Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.