Church Hill in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025

1. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1732, at the cost of 140,000 pounds of tobacco, the "church on the hill" is the oldest intact brick church in the state and gave the town its name. In 1861, Union cavalry reportedly destroyed the interior of the church. However, two wooden tablets, lettered in gold, survived. An 1880 restoration hid the early brick core beneath a Gothic exterior. The small brick building on the grounds was built in 1817 as St. Luke's "parish academy" and is said to be the oldest school in Queen Anne's County. St. Luke's Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne's County, MD.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1732.

Location. 39° 8.529′ N, 75° 59.129′ W. Marker is in Church Hill, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Route 19) and Walnut Street (Maryland Route 19), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 Church Lane, Church Hill MD 21623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish (here, next to this marker); Church Hill Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Joshua Seney (within shouting distance of this marker); We Resign! (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Along the Chesapeake (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dudley's Chapel (approx. 5.7 miles away); a different marker also named Dudley's Chapel (approx. 5.7 miles away); Sultana Education Foundation (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Church Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019

2. St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

St. Luke's Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025

3. St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Signage for St. Luke's Memorial Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025

4. Signage for St. Luke's Memorial Garden

St. Luke's
Memorial Garden

Created in 1966 - 1967
To the Glory of God, to give peace and pleasure to the passerby and in loving memory of many who have gone before

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2019, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.