St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Kingston, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church
located at Kingston
, Somerset County
, Maryland
. It is a single-story one-by-three-bay frame structure in the Greek Revival
style, built in 1846 and moved to this site in 1924. Also on the property is cemetery with about a dozen 19th-century burials.
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 Kingston
Kingston, Maryland
Kingston is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. A small community at the head of navigation of the Big Annemessex River, it is located on Maryland Route 413 at the intersection of Kingston Lane...
, 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 one-by-three-bay frame structure in the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style, built in 1846 and moved to this site in 1924. Also on the property is cemetery with about a dozen 19th-century burials.
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
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Somerset County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust