Downtown in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rectory of Old St. Paul’s Parish

Photographed 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.

Location. 39° 17.588′ N, 76° 36.997′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Cathedral Street and Saratoga Street on Cathedral Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21201, 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 walking distance of this marker: Brown’s Arcade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Latrobe House (about 300 feet away); Curry Copy Center (about 300 feet away); Creating an American Culture: The Golden Age of Baltimore

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(about 400 feet away); St. Alphonsus Parish World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (about 400 feet away); James Cardinal Gibbons Monument (about 400 feet away); Votes for Women (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Latrobe House (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

St. Paul's Rectory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 16, 2007

2. St. Paul's Rectory

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,021 times since then and 28 times this year. 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.