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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Point of Rocks, Maryland)

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553: 273:, the vestry moved the chapel to high ground, and it was consecrated in 1912 as the Church of the Holy Trinity. Liturgical activity migrated there, and by the 1920s St. Paul's was only used twice a year. As the years progressed, however, Holy Trinity proved more difficult to maintain, and on May 22, 1966, it was closed permanently, with the congregation returning to St. Paul's after extensive renovations. It was rededicated October 5, 1969 by Bishop Harry Lee Dall, and in 1974, the Diocese of Maryland sold Holy Trinity to a Baptist congregation. 65: 51: 90: 763: 855: 773: 97: 72: 560: 436: 860: 250:
successfully petitioned for the creation of a new parish by the name of St. Paul's in 1841. The congregation met in an old tobacco house until the completion of the church, which was built in 1842 and consecrated in 1843. Land for the church was donated by John Weitz and Col. David Duvall, who each
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Built of local brick by slaves from the nearby Duvall plantation, the church is uniquely austere in an area where the typical country church is a frame or brick
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the church's furnishings were stripped by Union troops who were using the church as a hospital. After the passage of the
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In 1882 inquiries began into the construction of a new chapel, also named St. Paul's. After floods of the
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Douglas M. Greene; Corneila Hickman; Fritz Keller; Mary Margrabe & Mark R. Edwards (October 1976).
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This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in Maryland is a
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vernacular style. Its features include a Dutch gable with a Palladian window.
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National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Maryland
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North of Point of Rocks off U.S. Route 15 (Ballenger Creek Pike),
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
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Frederick County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Frederick County
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History of the Episcopal Churches in Point of Rocks, MD
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Point of Rocks, Maryland)
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for $ 1000 damages, which hwas used for restoration.
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Point of Rocks, Maryland) is located in Maryland
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Point of Rocks, Maryland) is located in the United States
Point of Rocks, Maryland
39°17′13″N 77°31′46″W / 39.28694°N 77.52944°W / 39.28694; -77.52944
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Episcopal Church
Point of Rocks
Frederick County, Maryland
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Federal style
Petersville
Civil War
Tucker Act
U.S. Court of Claims
Potomac River
Gothic
National Register of Historic Places


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