St. Peter's Chapel

St. Peter's Chapel
General information
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
Town or city 14590 Solomon's Island Road, South
Solomons, Maryland
Country United States
Coordinates Coordinates: 38°19′14″N 76°27′29.5″W / 38.32056°N 76.458194°W / 38.32056; -76.458194
Completed 1889
Technical details
Structural system one-story wood frame

St. Peter's Chapel is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Episcopal church building located at 14590 Solomon's Island Road, South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland. Built in 1889, it features the steep roof, lancet windows and board and batten siding typical of Carpenter Gothic churches. In 1900 it joined with Middleham Chapel to form Middleham and St. Peter's Episcopal Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.[1] St. Peter's Chapel is still in use today. The parish's current rector is the Rev. David Showers.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Middleham and St. Peter's Episcopal Parish official website
  2. ↑ Middleham and St. Peter's Episcopal Parish staff
  3. ↑ Calvert County Department of Economic Development: Historic Churches: St. Peter's Chapel


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