Middleham Chapel is a historic Episcopal church located in Lusby,

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. It is a one-story, cruciform,

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brick structure with exposed

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foundations. It was built in 1748, to replace an earlier frame or log structure believed to have been erected as early as 1684, as a

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of Christ Church Parish. The date of construction is worked into the brick on the front of the church. It was listed on the

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in 1975. Middleham Chapel is still in use today. In 1900 it joined with nearby

St. Peter's Chapel St. Peter's Chapel is an historic Carpenter Gothic-style Episcopal church building located at 14590 Solomon's Island Road, South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland. Built in 1889, it features the steep roof, lancet windows A lancet window ...

to form Middleham and St. Peter's Episcopal Parish in the

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. The parish's current rector is the Rev. David Showers.

Gallery

Image:Middleham Chapel Rear Dec 08.JPG, Middleham Chapel - Rear View, December 2008 Image:Middleham Chapel Plaque Dec 08.JPG, Middleham Chapel - Historic Marker, December 2008

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External links

* *, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust * Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Churches completed in 1748 Episcopal church buildings in Maryland Churches in Calvert County, Maryland Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland 18th-century Episcopal church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Calvert County, Maryland {{Maryland-church-stub