St. Ignatius Church
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St. Ignatius Church in 1936
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Location | 533 E. Jarrettsville Rd., Forest Hill, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W / 39.57361°N 76.35528°WCoordinates: 39°34′25″N 76°21′19″W / 39.57361°N 76.35528°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1789 |
NRHP Reference # | 74000956 |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1974 |
St. Ignatius Church is a historic Roman Catholic Church located at Forest Hill, Harford County, Maryland. It is a rubble stone, one-story rectangular structure of five bays, with a tall tower at the west end and a rubble stone two-story rectangular addition. The original 35 feet by 50 feet church was built between 1786 and 1792.
A major addition was made in 1848 and the tower was added in 1865. The parish hall wing was constructed in 1822 and a small frame sacristy was added in 1887. It is the oldest extant church in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.