Loch Raven in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Colored Methodist Protestant St. John’s Chapel of Baltimore County

1833

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

1. The Colored Methodist Protestant St. John's Chapel of Baltimore 1833 Marker

Inscription. Originally constructed as a log cabin in 1833, St. John’s Chapel and land adjacent thereto served the local black community as a house of worship and burying ground. Services had been held in the present chapel since its construction in 1886. The stone parsonage was built around 1833. Declining attendance forced St. John’s to close in the early 1960’s but in the 1980’s the property, still owned by descendants of one of the founders, Aquilla Scott, was restored through involvement of the Ruxton Community.

Erected by Friends of St. John’s Chapel, Baltimore County Historical Trust and Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 39° 23.69′ N, 76° 38.639′ W. Marker is in Towson, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is in Loch Raven. It is on Bellona Avenue 0.1 miles south of Malvern Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7541 Bellona Avenue, Towson MD 21204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 2 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Nicholas Ruxton Moore (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fire Power (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hunt’s Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rockland (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Home of Governor Augustus W. Bradford (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tigers for Service (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mount Washington Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mt. Washington Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towson.

St. John's Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

2. St. John's Chapel

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,944 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.