St. Michael's Church (Reisterstown, Maryland)

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LocationAcademy Lane and Reisterstown Rd., Reisterstown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°27′4″N76°49′8″W / 39.45111°N 76.81889°W / 39.45111; -76.81889 Coordinates: 39°27′4″N76°49′8″W / 39.45111°N 76.81889°W / 39.45111; -76.81889
Arealess than one acre
Built1853
Architect John W. Priest
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 79003273 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1979

St. Michael's Church, also known as St. Michael's Chapel and Hannah More Chapel, is a historic Episcopal Church located at Academy Lane and Reisterstown Road in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a small, Carpenter Gothic-style, board and batten frame structure, featuring a simple bell-gable. It was designed by New York architect John W. Priest (1825-1859), and constructed about 1853. It was named after Hannah More. It was deconsecrated on May 12, 1978. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

Still owned by the Diocese of Maryland, a renovation project costing $1.2 million began in January 2003. On September 8, 2004, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for its reopening. The project included the replacement of roof shingles, a restoration of the interior, which had been destroyed by rainwater, and the removal of chimney bricks. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. George J. Andreve and Hester Rich (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Michael's Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Kevin T. McVey (September 2004). "Chapel reopening restores memories". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-14.