Christ Church (Port Republic, Maryland)

Christ Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Christ Church – North Side, December 2008
Nearest city	Port Republic, Maryland
Coordinates	38°29′38″N 76°32′12″W / 38.49389°N 76.53667°WCoordinates: 38°29′38″N 76°32′12″W / 38.49389°N 76.53667°W
Built	1772
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	75000871 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1975

The Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Port Republic, Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The church is a three-bay-wide, five bays long, beige stucco covered structure featuring stained glass in most of the tall paired round-arched sash windows. It is the mother Episcopal Church of Calvert County and its oldest continually worshipping congregation.^[2] Middleham Chapel was started from this congregation as a Chapel of Ease. Christ Church Parish was one of the original 30 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland. Burials in the church cemetery include former U. S. Representative Thomas Parran, Sr.^[3][4] and United States Coast Guard Admiral Merlin O'Neill.^[5]

Christ Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

Gallery

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  Christ Church - South Side, December 2008

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  Christ Church - Door Detail, December 2008

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  Christ Church - Historic Marker, December 2008

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. William M. Plummer (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Christ Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
3. • United States Congress. "Christ Church (id: P000077)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
4. Thomas Parran at Find a Grave
5. Merlin O'Neill at Find a Grave

External links

• Christ Church, Calvert County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust