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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 / 39.57361°N 76.35528°W / 39.57361; -76.35528
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1789 (1789)
NRHP reference No.	74000956
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

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.

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

Notable burials

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

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 2016-03-01.
3. "William M. Ady". The Aegis and Intelligencer. 1872-03-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Richardson". The Evening Sun. 1930-03-13. p. 40. Retrieved 2023-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Thomas H. Robinson, Attorney General, Dies at Belair Home". The Baltimore Sun. 1930-10-13. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-11-28 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Funeral of Mr. Wm. G. Scott". The Aegis and Intelligencer. 1882-04-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-27 – 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)

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