- Chapel of the Incarnation (Brandywine, Maryland)
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Chapel of the Incarnation
Chapel of the Incarnation, December 2008
Nearest city: Brandywine, Maryland Coordinates: 38°41′51″N 76°51′10″W / 38.6975°N 76.85278°WCoordinates: 38°41′51″N 76°51′10″W / 38.6975°N 76.85278°W Built: 1916 Architect: Palmer, William J. Architectural style: Mission/Spanish Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 00001505
[1]Added to NRHP: December 13, 2000 The Chapel of the Incarnation is an L-shaped church building of the Mission style. It is located at 14070 Brandywine Rd., Brandywine, Prince George's County, Maryland.[2]
The cornerstone was laid in September 1916, and the chapel opened for services early in 1917. The chapel's architect, William J. Palmer, designed numerous residences and churches in Washington, D.C., prepared the plans and specifications for the church and attached Parish Hall. The Mission style may have been deemed appropriate to the church's status as a "mission chapel," or offshoot, of St. Thomas' Church in Croom, Maryland.[2]
The chapel is constructed of poured-in-form concrete covered with a coarse pebble-filled stucco to resemble adobe. It is a one-story cross-gabled building with the entrance through the lower-gabled narthex. The structure is highlighted by a shaped parapet and bell tower. The interior is distinguished by its original alter balustrade and pulpit, and an ancient stone baptismal font brought from a church in England.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Chapel of the Incarnation". Maryland Historical Trust. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1259&COUNTY=Prince%Georges&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%Georges. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links
- Chapel of the Incarnation, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:85A-27, including photo in 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Chapel of the Incarnation, entry 85A-032-27, p. 174
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Categories:- Churches in Prince George's County, Maryland
- Episcopal churches in Maryland
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- 1916 architecture
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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