Churchville Presbyterian Church

Churchville Presbyterian Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Churchville Presbyterian Church in 2007
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Location	Intersection of MD 22 and MD 136, Churchville, Maryland
Coordinates	39°33′34″N 76°15′10″W
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	1820 (1820)
Architect	Walton, Elijah; Niernsee & Neilson
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	86001733[1]
Added to NRHP	August 21, 1986

Churchville Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Churchville, Harford County, Maryland. It consists of three harmoniously designed sections: the original one-story, four by three bay, gable-roofed brick building dated to 1820; the three-story, restrained Italianate, brick bell tower added in 1870; and the low, one-story brick church hall and office added in 1950. Located adjacent is a sequestered 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) graveyard with stones dating back to 1819. The community of Churchville, which surrounds the church, grew up around and took its name from the structure.^[2]

The 1870 addition of an Italianate, brick belltower was designed by architect J. Crawford Nielson of the firm Niernsee and Neilson.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

Notable burials

• John Archer (1741–1810), U.S. Representative, Maryland delegate, physician^[3][4]
• R. Harris Archer (died 1922), Maryland delegate^[5]
• Stevenson Archer (1786–1848), U.S. Representative and Maryland delegate^[6]
• Stevenson Archer (1827–1898), U.S. Representative and Treasurer of Maryland^[7]
• J. Wilmer Cronin (1896–1982), state politician and lawyer from Maryland^[8]
• John Miller Turpin Finney (1863–1942), academic and surgeon^[9]
• Benedict H. Hanson (died 1882), state delegate^[10]
• Stevenson A. Williams (1851–1932), Maryland state senator^[11]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Christopher Weeks (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Churchville Presbyterian Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
3. "Archer, John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
4. Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Archer, John" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
5. "Mr. R. Harris Archer Dies Suddenly". The Aegis. 1922-03-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "ARCHER, Stevenson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
7. "ARCHER, Stevenson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
8. "Cronin". The Evening Sun. 1982-04-29. p. E2. Retrieved 2022-12-01 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Finney Rites To Be Held At 4 P.M. Today". The Baltimore Sun. 1942-06-01. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-10-16 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Death of B. H. Hanson". The Aegis and Intelligencer. 1882-11-03. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-03-26 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Williams". The Baltimore Sun. 1932-02-21. p. 27. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to Churchville Presbyterian Church at Wikimedia Commons
• Churchville Presbyterian Church, Harford County, including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust