Union Chapel
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Union Chapel, January 2011
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Location | 1 mile north of Glenwood on Maryland Route 97, Glenwood, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°17′45″N 77°1′31″W / 39.29583°N 77.02528°WCoordinates: 39°17′45″N 77°1′31″W / 39.29583°N 77.02528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1831 |
NRHP reference # | 75000904 |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 1975 |
The Union Chapel, now known as St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is a historic church located near Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a rectangular two-story building of stuccoed stone construction painted pastel yellow completed in 1833 for $1,459. To the rear of the chapel is the attractively landscaped non-sectarian Oak Grove Cemetery. Charles Dorsey Warfield, a member of the prominent Warfield family that settled this region, deeded the property to the residents of the area for non-denominational church and community use. The building was constructed for $5,040 In 1886, it became part of the Methodist church circuit.
Union Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.