St. Michael's Church (Reisterstown, Maryland)

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 Weller Priest (1825-1859), and constructed about 1853. It was named after Hannah More. It was deconsecrated on May 12, 1978.[2]

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
Arealess than one acre
Built1853
ArchitectPriest, John Weller
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.79003273[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1979

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 of 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]

  • Hannah More Academy Marker, December 2009
  • Hannah More Academy Building, December 2009
  • A picture of the Church in October 2010.

References
  1. "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 2016-03-01.
  3. Kevin T. McVey (September 2004). "Chapel reopening restores memories". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-14.


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