The Union Chapel, now known as St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is a historic church located near
Glenwood,
Howard County,
Maryland,
United States. It is a rectangular two-story building of
stucco
Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...
ed stone construction painted pastel yellow completed in 1833 for $1,459. To the rear of the chapel is the attractively landscaped non-sectarian Oak Grove Cemetery.
Charles Dorsey Warfield, a member of the prominent
Warfield family that settled this region, deeded the property to the residents of the area for non-denominational church and community use. The building was constructed for $5,040
In 1886, it became part of the
Methodist church circuit.
Union Chapel was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
See also
*
List of Howard County properties in the Maryland Historical Trust
*
Bushy Park, Glenwood Maryland
*
Ellerslie (Glenwood, Maryland)
References
External links
*, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church website
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
19th-century churches in the United States
Churches completed in 1833
Churches in Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland landmarks
National Register of Historic Places in Howard County, Maryland
19th-century Episcopal church buildings
Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland
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