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

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a small late Federal style brick church near Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, and built in 1842. It is uniquely austere in an area where the typical country church is a frame or brick Gothic vernacular style.[2] The church was built by slaves from the nearby Duval plantation. During the Civil War the church's furnishings were stripped by Union troops who were using the church as a hospital. Following the war the church vestry successfully sued the U.S. government for $1000 damages.[3]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	North of Point of Rocks off U.S. Route 15 (Ballenger Creek Pike), Point of Rocks, Maryland
Coordinates	39°17′13″N 77°31′46″W
Area	3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1842 (1842)
Architectural style	Federal, Late Federal
NRHP reference No.	78001460[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Douglas M. Greene; Corneila Hickman; Fritz Keller; Mary Margrabe & Mark R. Edwards (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
3. "St. Paul's Church". Journey Through Hallowed Ground. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. 2008-10-03.

External links

• St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Frederick County, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust
• St. Paul's Church, at Journey Through Hallowed Ground