St. Andrew's Church (Leonardtown, Maryland)
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St. Andrew's Church is an historic church located at 44078 St. Andrew's Church Road, California
near Leonardtown
, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It was built in 1766 to serve as the parish church of St. Andrew's Parish, which had been established in 1744. It is a rectangular brick box church laid in Flemish bond with a gable roof and round-arched windows trimmed with brick segmental arches. At two corners stand two-story square brick towers with a diminutive spire. Richard Boulton
designed the church in 1766, who was also responsible for the outstanding carving and ornamentation at Sotterley. George Plater
(1735-1792) was an active churchman who served twenty-eight years as a vestryman.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
California, Maryland
California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,307 at the 2000 census. California continues to grow with the spread of population out from the older adjacent community of Lexington Park and the growth in both...
near Leonardtown
Leonardtown, Maryland
Leonardtown is a town in and the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,896 at the 2000 census. Leonardtown is perhaps most famous for the national oyster-shucking championship that occurs annually at the St...
, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It was built in 1766 to serve as the parish church of St. Andrew's Parish, which had been established in 1744. It is a rectangular brick box church laid in Flemish bond with a gable roof and round-arched windows trimmed with brick segmental arches. At two corners stand two-story square brick towers with a diminutive spire. Richard Boulton
Richard Boulton
Richard Boulton , was a physician.Boulton was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, and for some time settled at Chester, was the author of a number of works on the medical and kindred sciences, including: 1. 'Reason of Muscular Motion,' 1697. 2. 'Treatise concerning the Heat of the Blood,' 1698....
designed the church in 1766, who was also responsible for the outstanding carving and ornamentation at Sotterley. George Plater
George Plater
George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family...
(1735-1792) was an active churchman who served twenty-eight years as a vestryman.
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 1973.
External links
- St. Andrew's Church, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Saint Andrew's Church Road, Leonardtown vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 2 photos, 8 data pages at Historic American Building Survey
- St. Andrew's Church official website