CHoWs - By State


Maryland


All Faith Huntersville
Huntersville, MD
Church of England, 1765
Brick
All Hallows Snow Hill
Snow Hill, MD
Church of England, 1784
Brick
All Hallows South River
South River, MD
Church of England, 1727
Brick
All Saints Sunderland
Sunderland, MD
Church of England, 1774
Brick
Christ Church, Accokeek
Accokeek, MD
Church of England, 1745
Brick
Christ Church, Chaptico
Chaptico, MD
Church of England, 1736
Brick
Christ Church, Durham
Ironsides, MD
Church of England, 1732
Brick
Christ Church, Port Republic
Port Republic, MD
Church of England, 1772
Brick
Christ Church, Wayside
Newburg, MD
Church of England, 1750
Brick
Conventry Parish, Rehoboth
Rehoboth, MD
Church of England, 1784
Brick
Deer Creek FMH, Darlington
Darlington, MD
Society of Friends, 1784
Stone
Doughoregan Manor Chapel
near Ellicott City, MD
Roman Catholic, 1727
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This house and chapel are not open to the public, but are quite historic. The home is still in the possession of descendants of the original owners from 1727, members of the Carroll family, including Charles Carroll (of Carrollton), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, said to have been the wealthiest signer and possibly the richest man in America when he died in 1832, aged about 95, the last surviving signer of the Declaration. I’ve seen the house from the air, but have not yet been able to photograph it.
East Nottingham FMH
Calvert, MD
Society of Friends, 1724
Brick
Emmanuel
Chestertown, MD
Church of England, 1768
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!The church was the setting for the meeting in 1780 which resulted in the official designation as the Protestant Episcopal Church, replacing the Church of England.
German Reformed Hagerstown
Hagerstown, MD
German Reformed, 1774
Stone
Gunpowder FMH Cockeysville
near Cockeysville, MD
Society of Friends, 1773
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!This is now a private home, not open to the public.
Gunpowder Methodist MH
Edgewood, MD
Methodist, 1773
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This is on a military post, and thus is not always accessible to the public.
Little Falls FMH
Fallston, MD
Society of Friends, 1773
Stone
Manokin Presbyterian
Princess Anne, MD
Presbyterian, 1765
Brick
Middleham Chapel
Lusby, MD
Church of England, 1748
Brick
Old Bohemia/St. Francis Xavier
Warwick, MD
Roman Catholic, 1794
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!While the date of this church is slightly later than my timeline ought to allow, its setting and appearance put it in the colonial era visually. Plus, the name alludes to an estate owned by Augustine Herman, the first Bohemian/ Czech to come to America, and my 8x great-grandfather.
Old Green Hill / St. Bartholomew's
Whitehaven, MD
Church of England, 1733
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Now separated by state and diocesan lines, Green Hill was the mother church of Old Christ Church (Laurel, Sussex Co., Del.). Its beautiful lines were the model for the construction of the newer church, completed four decades later in wood. Green Hill's location is ideal for summoning up the aura of the 18th century.
Old Stone Church
Frederick, MD
German Lutheran, 1752
Stone
Old White Marsh Trappe
near Trappe, MD
Church of England, 1685
Brick
Otterbein
Baltimore, MD
United Brethren, 1785
Brick
Patapsco FMH
Baltimore, MD
Society of Friends, 1781
Brick
Pipe Creek FMH
Union Bridge, MD
Society of Friends, 1771
Stone
Presbury Methodist MH
Edgewood, MD
Methodist, 1720
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!This is on a military post, and may not be accessible to the public. It is also apparently reserved for housing for the military and not open to the public.
Priest Neale's Mass House
near Poole, MD
Roman Catholic, 1764
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!While this is one of the most unusual religious buildings remaining from the 18th century, it’s also now a private home, and is not open to the public. Priests’ Mass Houses existed because for some decades after the settlement of Maryland (1634) the Roman Catholic church was not permitted to own land/property, so priests had to build houses with large enough central chambers for holding Mass. This may be the only one remaining from that era.
Rehoboth Presbyterian
Rehoboth, MD
Presbyterian, 1706
Brick
Rock Presbyterian
Fair Hill, MD
Presbyterian, 1761
Stone
Sacred Heart
Bowie, MD
Roman Catholic, 1741
Brick
Sater Baptist
Baltimore, MD
Baptist, 1742
Brick
St. Andrew's, Leonardtown
Leonardtown, MD
Church of England, 1765
Brick
St. Andrew's, Princess Anne
Princess Anne, MD
Church of England, 1770
Brick
St. Barnabas Leeland
Leeland, MD
Church of England, 1774
Brick
St. Francis Xavier
Compton, MD
Roman Catholic, 1767
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!One of the few Roman Catholic churches from the Colonial English era.
St. Ignatius, Forest Hill
Forest Hill, MD
Roman Catholic, 1790
Stone
Hold mouse here for more info!One of the few Roman Catholic churches from the Colonial English era.
St. Ignatius, St. Inigoes
St. Inigoes, MD
Roman Catholic, 1785
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!One of the few Roman Catholic churches from the Colonial English era.
St. James Herring Creek
Herring Creek, MD
Church of England, 1762
Brick
St. James's My Lady's Manor
My Lady's Manor, MD
Church of England, 1750
Brick
St. John's Broad Creek
Broad Creek, MD
Church of England, 1723
Brick
St. Luke's Church Hill
Church Hill, MD
Church of England, 1730
Brick
St. Martin's, Showell
Showell, MD
Church of England, 1755
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Beautifully restored in the 2000s, St. Martin’s would be a good place to step back in time.
St. Mary Star of the Sea: Tubman Chapel
Church Creek, MD
Roman Catholic, 1767
Wood
St. MaryAnne's, North East
North East, MD
Church of England, 1742
Brick
St. Paul's, Baden
Baden, MD
Church of England, 1733
Brick
St. Paul's, Fairlee
Fairlee, MD
Church of England, 1713
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Of note in the extensive burial ground is the grave of Tallulah Bankhead. This church is one of the most remote, thus offering one an easy step back 250 years or more.
St. Thomas's, Croom
Croom, MD
Church of England, 1733
Brick
St. Thomas's, Garrison Forest
Greenspring Valley, MD
Church of England, 1743
Brick
St. Thomas's Manor
Chapel Point, MD
Roman Catholic, 1741
Brick
Third Haven FMH
Easton, MD
Society of Friends, 1682
Wood
Hold mouse here for more info!Second oldest wooden meeting house in the country. Thanks to its location set well back from the streets of Easton, it might seem like a good place to drift back to the 18th century.
Trinity Church, Frederick
Frederick, MD
German Reformed, 1763
Stone
Trinity Oldfields
Hughesville, MD
Church of England, 1769
Brick
Trinity, Church Creek
Church Creek, MD
Church of England, 1675
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in Maryland.
Wye
Wye Mills, MD
Church of England, 1717
Brick
Hold mouse here for more info!Although this church looks the way it does thanks to a very generous 20th century restoration, that doesn’t alter that its appearance is now very evocative of the colonial era.


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