St. Mary's Rectory (Aquasco, Maryland)
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The old St. Mary's Rectory is a gable-front 2-story frame dwelling of three by three bays, built in 1849 and enlarged to twice its size in 1856, and located in Aquasco
, Prince George's County, Maryland
. The structure is significant for its architecture and for its association with the history of St. Paul's Parish and the community of Aquasco. The rectory is an excellent example of a vernacular building with Greek Revival and Italianate stylistic elements. Original Greek Revival style elements include the front gable entrance facade, crown molded returned cornice, porch detail, interior stair detail, door and window surrounds, and the parlor mantel. Italianate elements include the heavy bracketing of the exterior cornice and the tripartite window in the north gable end. The old rectory served St. Paul's Parish (Episcopal) through 1977, when it was sold as a private residence.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Aquasco, Maryland
Aquasco is an unincorporated area in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located near Eagle Harbor and Charles County. It was home to the Aquasco Speedway....
, Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
. The structure is significant for its architecture and for its association with the history of St. Paul's Parish and the community of Aquasco. The rectory is an excellent example of a vernacular building with Greek Revival and Italianate stylistic elements. Original Greek Revival style elements include the front gable entrance facade, crown molded returned cornice, porch detail, interior stair detail, door and window surrounds, and the parlor mantel. Italianate elements include the heavy bracketing of the exterior cornice and the tripartite window in the north gable end. The old rectory served St. Paul's Parish (Episcopal) through 1977, when it was sold as a private residence.
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 1987.
External links
- St. Mary's Rectory, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:87B-8a, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- Photograph of St. Mary's Rectory, from Historic Houses and Buildings in Brandywine area website.
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); St. Mary’s Church Rectory, entry 87B-036-08, p. 193
