All Saints Church at Monie
Encyclopedia
All Saints Church at Monie is a historic Episcopal church
located at Venton
, Somerset County
, Maryland
. It is a single-story Carpenter Gothic
-style building, five bays across by one room deep built in 1881. It is a well preserved example of a small, rural Carpenter Gothic church taken from the designs of Richard Upjohn
. Also on the property is the cemetery with 18th, 19th, and 20th century burial sites and markers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
located at Venton
Venton, Maryland
Venton is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
, Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. It is a single-story Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
-style building, five bays across by one room deep built in 1881. It is a well preserved example of a small, rural Carpenter Gothic church taken from the designs of Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was an English-born architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to such popularity in the United States. Upjohn also did extensive work in and helped to popularize the...
. Also on the property is the cemetery with 18th, 19th, and 20th century burial sites and markers.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1990.
External links
- All Saints Church at Monie, Somerset County, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust
- All Saints' Monie, Somerset Cemeteries Project webpage