St. Michael's Church (Reisterstown, Maryland)

St. Michael's Church
St. Michael's Church, Reisterstown MD, December 2009
LocationAcademy Lane and Reisterstown Rd., Reisterstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°27′4″N 76°49′8″W / 39.45111°N 76.81889°W / 39.45111; -76.81889
Arealess than one acre
Built1853
ArchitectJohn 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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 March 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Kevin T. McVey (September 2004). "Chapel reopening restores memories". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 14, 2020.