FIRST - Place of worship in Baltimore - Baltimore, MD
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Rectory of Old St. Paul's Parish was Baltimore's first place of worship.
Waymark Code: WM6CBA
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2009
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"?Rectory of Old St. Paul's Parish
Incorporated 1692, 37 years before Baltimore town itself, St. Paul's moved to this vicinity in 1731. It was the city's first place of public worship. This rectory, the "Parsonage on the Hill," built 1789-1791 on half-acre lot given by Col. John Eager Howard, replaced earlier house at present location of Fidelity Building, Charles and Lexington Streets. The church at Charles and Saratoga streets, designed by Richard Upjohn in 1854, is fourth on Baltimore's original "Lot 19"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1731
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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