St. Ignatius Church (Forest Hill, Maryland)

St. Ignatius Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Historic St. Ignatius Church in 2022
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Location	533 E. Jarrettsville Rd., Forest Hill, Maryland
Coordinates	39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1789 (1789)
NRHP reference No.	74000956[1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1974

St. Ignatius Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church located at Forest Hill, Harford County, Maryland. It is a rubble stone, one-story rectangular structure of five bays, with a tall tower at the west end and a rubble stone two-story rectangular addition. The original 35 feet by 50 feet church was built between 1786 and 1792.

History

Plaque of Saint Ignatius Church

A major addition was made in 1848 and the tower was added in 1865. The parish hall wing was constructed in 1822 and a small frame sacristy was added in 1887. It is the oldest extant church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Notable burials

• William M. Ady (died 1872), member of the Maryland House of Delegates[3]
• George W. Richardson (died 1930), member of the Maryland House of Delegates[4]
• Thomas H. Robinson (1859–1930), member of Maryland Senate and Attorney General of Maryland[5]
• William Grason Scott (died 1882), member of the Maryland House of Delegates[6]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Clarence V. Joerndt (September 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Ignatius Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
3. "William M. Ady". The Aegis and Intelligencer. March 1, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Richardson". The Evening Sun. March 13, 1930. p. 40. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Thomas H. Robinson, Attorney General, Dies at Belair Home". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Funeral of Mr. Wm. G. Scott". The Aegis and Intelligencer. April 14, 1882. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to St. Ignatius Church (Hickory, Maryland) at Wikimedia Commons
• St. Ignatius Church, Harford County, including photo from 1973, at Maryland Historical Trust
• St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 533 East Jarrettsville Road, Hickory, Harford, MD at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

The new St. Ignatius Church completed in 2001