Union Chapel (Glenwood, Maryland) Explained

Union Chapel
Location:1 mile north of Glenwood on Maryland Route 97, Glenwood, Maryland
Coordinates:39.2958°N -77.0253°W
Added:March 17, 1975
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:75000904

The Union Chapel, now known as St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, is a historic church located near Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a rectangular two-story building of stuccoed stone construction painted pastel yellow completed in 1833 for $1,459.[1] [2] To the rear of the chapel is the attractively landscaped non-sectarian Oak Grove Cemetery. Charles Dorsey Warfield, a member of the prominent Warfield family that settled this region, deeded the property to the residents of the area for non-denominational church and community use. The building was constructed for $5,040[3] In 1886, it became part of the Methodist church circuit.[4]

Union Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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  1. Book: Images of America Howard County. 58. Howard County Historic Society.
  2. Book: Old homes and families of Howard County, Maryland: with consideration of various additional points of interest. Celia M. Holland. 222.
  3. Book: Howard's Roads to Past. Barbara W. Feaga. 72.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Union Chapel. February 1974. 2016-01-01 . J. Richard Rivoire . Maryland Historical Trust.