Churchville Presbyterian Church Explained

Churchville Presbyterian Church
Location:	Intersection of MD 22 and MD 136, Churchville, Maryland
Coordinates:	39.5594°N -76.2528°W
Architect:	Walton, Elijah; Niernsee & Neilson
Architecture:	Italianate
Added:	August 21, 1986
Refnum:	86001733

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 4.5acres 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.^[1]

The 1870 addition of an Italianate, brick belltower was designed by architect J. Crawford Nielson of the firm Niernsee and Neilson.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notable burials

• John Archer (1741–1810), U.S. Representative, Maryland delegate, physician^{[2] [3]}
• R. Harris Archer (died 1922), Maryland delegate^[4]
• Stevenson Archer (1786–1848), U.S. Representative and Maryland delegate^[5]
• Stevenson Archer (1827–1898), U.S. Representative and Treasurer of Maryland^[6]
• J. Wilmer Cronin (1896–1982), state politician and lawyer from Maryland^[7]
• John Miller Turpin Finney (1863–1942), academic and surgeon^[8]
• Benedict H. Hanson (died 1882), state delegate^[9]
• Stevenson A. Williams (1851–1932), Maryland state senator^[10]

External links

• • , including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Churchville Presbyterian Church. March 1986. 2016-01-01 . Christopher Weeks. Maryland Historical Trust.
2. Web site: Archer, John . . 2022-11-27.
3. Archer, John.
4. News: Mr. R. Harris Archer Dies Suddenly . 1922-03-03 . . 3 . . 2023-02-15.
5. Web site: ARCHER, Stevenson . . 2023-02-15.
6. Web site: ARCHER, Stevenson . . 2023-02-15.
7. News: Cronin . 1982-04-29 . The Evening Sun . E2 . . 2022-12-01.
8. News: Finney Rites To Be Held At 4 P.M. Today . 1942-06-01 . . 22 . . 2023-10-16.
9. News: Death of B. H. Hanson . 1882-11-03 . . 2 . . 2023-03-26.
10. News: Williams . 1932-02-21 . . 27 . . 2023-02-16.