Union Chapel (Glenwood, Maryland)

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 stuccoed stone construction painted pastel yellow completed in 1833 for $1,459.[2][3] 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[4] In 1886, it became part of the Methodist church circuit.[5]

Union Chapel
Union Chapel, January 2011
Union Chapel (Glenwood, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Union Chapel (Glenwood, Maryland)
Union Chapel (Glenwood, Maryland) is located in the United States
Union Chapel (Glenwood, Maryland)
Location1 mile north of Glenwood on Maryland Route 97, Glenwood, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′45″N 77°1′31″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1831 (1831)
NRHP reference No.75000904[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1975

Union Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Howard County Historic Society. Images of America Howard County. p. 58.
  3. Celia M. Holland. Old homes and families of Howard County, Maryland: with consideration of various additional points of interest. p. 222.
  4. Barbara W. Feaga. Howard's Roads to Past. p. 72.
  5. J. Richard Rivoire (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Union Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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