Rectory of Old St. Paul’s Parish Marker

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Rectory of Old St. Paul’s Parish

By William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

1. Rectory of Old St. Paul's Parish Marker

Inscription. Incorporated 1692, 37 years before Baltimore Town itself, St. Paul’s moved to this vicinity in 1731. It was City’s first place of public worship. this rectory, the “parsonage on the hill” built 1788–1791 on half acre lot given by Col. John Eager Howard replaced earlier house at present location of Fidelity Building, Charles and Lexington Streets. The Church at Charles and Saratoga Streets designed by Richard Upjohn in 1854 is fourth on Baltimore original “Lot 19.”

Erected 1976 by Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland.

Location. 39° 17.588′ N, 76° 36.997′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. Marker is at the intersection of Cathedral Street and Saratoga Street on Cathedral Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Brown’s Arcade (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); John H. B. Latrobe House (about 300 feet away); Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (about 500 feet away); Enoch Pratt Free Library (about 500 feet away); George Washington Bicentennial Marker (about 500 feet away); Old St. Paul's (about 600 feet away); Beehler Umbrella Factory (about 700 feet away); To Commemorate the Inauguration of a Chemical Industry in America (about 700 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Baltimore.

St. Paul's Rectory Photo, Click for full size

By William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

2. St. Paul's Rectory

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,498 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.