Summary
St. Andrew's Church is a historic church located at 44078 St. Andrew's Church Road, California near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It was built in 1766 to serve as the parish church of St. Andrew's Parish, which had been established in 1744. It is a rectangular brick box church laid in Flemish bond with a gable roof and round-arched windows trimmed with brick segmental arches. At two corners stand two-story square brick towers with a diminutive spire. Richard Boulton designed the church in 1766; he was also responsible for the outstanding carving and ornamentation at Sotterley.[2] George Plater (1735-1792), who briefly served as Maryland's governor before his death, was an active parish member, serving twenty-eight years as a vestryman.[citation needed]
St. Andrew's Church | |
 St. Andrew's Church, July 2009 | |
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| Location | 44078 St. Andrew's Church Road California, Maryland |
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| Nearest city | Leonardtown, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°17′16″N 76°33′6″W / 38.28778°N 76.55167°W |
| Built | 1766 |
| Architect | Boulton, Richard |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002171 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Nancy Miller (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Andrew's Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links edit
- Official website
- St. Andrew's Church, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-45, "St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Saint Andrew's Church Road, Leonardtown vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD", 2 photos, 8 data pages