Christ Church Guilford | |
 Christ Church Guilford, September 2009 | |
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| Location | North of Guilford at 6800 Oakland Mills Rd., Guilford, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′4″N 76°49′41″W / 39.18444°N 76.82806°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1809 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1978 |
The Christ Church Guilford, historically known as the "Old Brick Church," is an historic Episcopal church located about one mile from Guilford, now part of Columbia, in Howard County, Maryland. The small Georgian church was completed in 1809.[2] It was constructed of handmade brick laid in English garden wall brick bond with unmarked joints.
The oldest artifact used by the church is a bible published in 1701 provided by Queen Anne.[3] The original church was established in 1727 as Queen Caroline Parish Church. Trinity Church (Elkridge, Maryland), grew out of Christ Church.[2] The structure replaced a ca1711 log frame building and is the second church building to be built on the 2-acre (0.81 ha) plot deeded to the parish in 1738 by Caleb Dorsey.[4] It is the oldest church building still in use in Howard County.[4][5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Maryland Historical Trust". Christ Church Guilford, Howard County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
- ^ Stein, Charles Francis (1972). Origin and History of Howard County Maryland (First ed.). Charles Francis Stein, Jr. p. 245.
- ^ a b "Old Brick". Christ Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ Ruth Besse (17 May 1985). "Traveling Back in time". The Washington Post.