Columbia in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christ Episcopal Church

“Old Brick”

— 1711 —

Christ Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, October 20, 2024

1. Christ Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. Original log chapel of ease, Queen Anne’s Parish, erected on “New Years Gift,” a present from the Proprietary to Edward Dorsey and Charles Carroll. Improved and made Queen Caroline Parish Church, 1728. First rector, James McGill, served 1730–1776. Present building erected 1809.

Erected 1966 by Maryland Historical Society.

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 1728.

Location. 39° 11.071′ N, 76° 49.626′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Maryland, in Howard County. It is at the intersection of Oakland Mills Road and Dobbin Road, on the right when traveling south on Oakland Mills Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MD 21045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

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: The Town of Guilford (approx. 1½ miles away); The Pratt Through-Truss Bridge (approx. 1½ miles away); The Patuxent Branch of the B&O Railroad (approx. 1½ miles away); The Little Patuxent River (approx. 1½ miles away); The Granite Quarries (approx. 1½ miles away);

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Spurrier's Tavern (approx. 2.4 miles away); Adam the First (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Spurrier's Tavern (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Spurrier's Tavern (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Christ Church Guilford - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Just after the turn of the 18th century was a period of little physical growth in the Episcopal Church in Maryland. It had lost its government support and was low on funds, resulting in a time of little construction. For this same reason, the churches that were built were often economically designed, as is the case with Christ Church, Guilford. The only feature of architectural sophistication is the three-part window over the entrances, while on the interior the paneled gallery is a simple and direct interpretation of much larger churches of the 18th century in Philadelphia, London and elsewhere. A small rectangular brick structure erected in1809, Christ Church is in most respects closely related to the church architecture of
Photographed by F. Robby, December 29, 2003

2. Christ Episcopal Church "Old Brick" Marker
18th century Maryland.

(Submitted on November 14, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

1809 Brick Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, December 29, 2003

3. 1809 Brick Church

Christ Episcopal Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, October 20, 2024

4. Christ Episcopal Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,803 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 20, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.