- Manokin Presbyterian Church
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Manokin Presbyterian Church
Location: N. Somerset Ave., Princess Anne, Maryland Coordinates: 38°12′27″N 75°41′43″W / 38.2075°N 75.69528°WCoordinates: 38°12′27″N 75°41′43″W / 38.2075°N 75.69528°W Built: 1765 Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 76001011
[1]Added to NRHP: November 21, 1976 The Manokin Presbyterian Church is a historic church located in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a 1 1⁄2-story brick structure with a three-story entrance tower on the east end. The walls of the main section were built in 1765, and the tower was added in 1888. It is one of the first organized Presbyterian Churches established in America. In 1672, a group of Presbyterians who had settled on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, petitioned the Grand Jury of Somerset County for a civil permit to hold services of worship and to have their own minister. The permission was granted, and Robert Maddox was called by the Grand Jury to preach on the third Sunday of each month, at the home of Christopher Nutter, 'at the head of the Manokin River,' the present site. In 1680 a request was sent by Colonel Stevens of Rehobeth to the Presbytery at Laggan, Ireland, for an ordained minister, and three years later, in answer to that request, the Reverend Francis Makemie, a 25-year-old, recently ordained minister, arrived in Somerset County. Under his leadership, this church, and those at Rehobeth, Pitts Creek, Snow Hill, and Wicomico were organized.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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.
- ^ "Manokin Presbyterian Church". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=415&COUNTY=Somerset&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Somerset. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links
- New Castle Presbytery History
- Manokin Presbyterian Church, Somerset County, Inventory No.: S-16, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust website
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 Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Churches in Somerset County, Maryland
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- 1765 architecture
- Presbyterian churches in Maryland
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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