St. Elizabeth of Hungary is a historic Roman Catholic church complex located within the

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in the Baltimore-Linwood neighborhood of

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Description

The complex developed over the period 1895–1926, and consists of four buildings: a two-story, gable-fronted brick structure erected in 1895 as the original church, parish hall, and rectory; a large stone Romanesque church building constructed in 1912; a three-story convent built in 1922; and a large three-story parochial school which was added to the site in 1926. The complex occupies a city block directly opposite

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. In 1931, the St. Elizabeth School had the largest student enrollment, 1,500 students, in the archdiocese. The church was founded to serve the

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immigrant community in Baltimore. St. Elizabeth of Hungary was listed on the

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in 1994.

References

External links

*, including photo from 1994, at Maryland Historical Trust
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore
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