Near Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Mary's Parish Building/R. Frank Jones Museum

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2025

1. St. Mary's Parish Building/R. Frank Jones Museum Marker

Inscription.
This fine and rare example of rural Gothic Revival architecture was built for St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church as its parish or vestry house in Pocomoke City, Maryland ca. 1845-1847. The front and center sections of the building with its Gothic windows, barrel ceiling and original wainscoting comprise the original building. The rear section was added in the early 1940's as a kitchen for the parish house. In 1923, following the Pocomoke City fire, the little building was pressed into service as a public school and during World War II, it became a USO building. The Worcester County Historical Society moved it to Furnace Town in 1977.

This building houses a broad collection of historical objects and is named in honor of R. Frank Jones, who rediscovered the furnace in 1970 and became a leading advocate for its preservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 38° 12.288′ N, 75° 28.188′ W. Marker is near Snow Hill, Maryland, in Worcester County. It can be reached from the intersection of Millville Road and Old Furnace Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5914 Millville Rd, Snow Hill MD 21863, 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,

and in the Tidewater.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Grist Mill, Saw Mill, Dam and Pond (a few steps from this marker); Atkinson Voting House/Weave House (a few steps from this marker); Cropper Wash House/Print Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mill Race (within shouting distance of this marker); Banks Broom House (within shouting distance of this marker); Nassawango Iron Furnace (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mill Race and Overview (within shouting distance of this marker); American chestnut (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snow Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mill Race and Overview (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

The St. Mary's Parish Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2025

2. The St. Mary's Parish Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.