St Thomas' Church
- Also Known As: Page's Chapel
- Also Known As: PG86A-27
- Address: 14300 St Thomas Church Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1745/12/25 | Funded by a tobacco tax, first service at St Thomas' Church is held on Christmas. Known as "Page's Chapel," Daniel Page was the landowner and contractor, served as a chapel of easy for St Paul's Parish Church, Prince George for over a century. | |||||
| 1780/00/00 | Bishop Thomas John Claggett | Vocation | St Paul's Parish hires Mr Thomas John Clagett as minister at their two pulpits. | |||
| 1799/01/09 | Benedict Swingate Calvert | Died | Benedict Swingate Calvert dies at home, Mount Airy. He is buried beneath the chancel of the church of St Thomas in Croom. | |||
| 1850/05/00 | At the Maryland Diocesan Convention in Baltimore, the Diocesan approves the division of Page Chapel from St Paul's Parish and becomes St Thomas' Church of the newly created St Thomas' Parish. | |||||
| 1858/00/00 | John Weller Priest | Architect | New York City architect, John W Priest, an associate of Andrew Jackson Downing, examines St Thomas and makes proposal fro renovations. The Gothic Revival additions are presumably his. | |||
| 1859/09/00 | William Duckett Bowie | Benefactor, Faith | A gift of Mrs William D Bowie, the Chancel stained glass window is installed at St Thomas' Church. |
| Particulars for St Thomas' Church: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Religion |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
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