Calvert in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brick Meeting House
Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007
1. Brick Meeting House Marker
William Penn set aside lot no. 30 (500 acres) of the “Nottingham Lots” in 1702 for a “common” and site of a “meeting house” as a bold move in the boundary line dispute with Lord Baltimore. It has been continuously used since the first log meeting house was erected in 1709.
Erected 1934 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1702.
Location. 39° 42.037′ N, 75° 58.925′ W. Marker is in Calvert, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Brick Meeting House Road 0.2 miles west of Maryland Route 272, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rising Sun MD 21911, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore, and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of the Unknown Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Calvert Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic East Nottingham Tanyard (approx. ¼ mile away); Brown's Water Corn and Grist Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); American Bison
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Blue Ball Tavern (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Brick Meeting House, (East Nottingham Friends Meeting House). Maryland Historical Trust website entry (Submitted on March 4, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Brick Meetinghouse. Cecil County Maryland Churches website entry (Submitted on June 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007
2. Quaker Brick Meeting House
Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007
3. Quaker Brick Meeting House
Photographed by Jayne Larion, Oct 2005
4. Brick Meeting House in Autumn
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,863 times since then and 83 times this year. Last updated on December 31, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on November 9, 2007, by Jayne Larion of Grand Blanc, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
