Rock United Presbyterian Church
Encyclopedia
Rock United Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church
located at Elkton
, Cecil County, Maryland
. It is a rectangular building of uncoursed rubble stone construction, three bays wide by three deep, with a steeply pitched slate
-clad gable roof. It was originally constructed in 1761, and remodeled to its current Victorian Gothic influenced appearance in 1872 and 1900. Also on the property is a -story, stone Session House originally constructed in 1762 and a modern white stucco Church House constructed in 1953.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
located at Elkton
Elkton, Maryland
The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...
, Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
. It is a rectangular building of uncoursed rubble stone construction, three bays wide by three deep, with a steeply pitched slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
-clad gable roof. It was originally constructed in 1761, and remodeled to its current Victorian Gothic influenced appearance in 1872 and 1900. Also on the property is a -story, stone Session House originally constructed in 1762 and a modern white stucco Church House constructed in 1953.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983.
External links
- Rock United Presbyterian Church, Cecil County, including photo from 1980, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Rock Presbyterian Church website