St. Ignatius Church (Oxon Hill, Maryland)

Historic church in Maryland, United States

United States historic place

Location2315 Brinkley Rd.,
Fort Washington, Maryland 20744
(in Oxon Hill, Maryland)

Coordinates38°48′16″N 76°58′1″W / 38.80444°N 76.96694°W / 38.80444; -76.96694

Area3 acres (1.2 ha)

Built1890–1891


St. Ignatius Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

St. Ignatius Church, December 2010
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Location	2315 Brinkley Rd., Fort Washington, Maryland 20744 (in Oxon Hill, Maryland)
Coordinates	38°48′16″N 76°58′1″W / 38.80444°N 76.96694°W / 38.80444; -76.96694
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1890–1891
Architect	Charles Beers
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Shingle Style
NRHP reference No.	74002201 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1974

St. Ignatius Church is a Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Washington in Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland.^[2]

The historic church structure was constructed between 1890 and 1891. The 1+1⁄2-story structure is wood frame, with clapboarding, and shingling in imbricated pattern. It is rectangular in form with a gabled roof, 80-foot (24 m) projecting front belfry with spire and louvered openings, round arched openings, and modified corner buttresses. The architectural style is considered Eclectic, with elements of the Shingle and Queen Anne styles.

History

It is the second church on site and has served as a mission and parish church.^[3] The original church, built in 1849, was partially funded by Mary Surratt, one of the conspirators involved with the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It was later staffed by the Josephites, a religious society serving African Americans.

The present church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

St. Luke's Catholic Church entered into a shared community arrangement at the historic building as of September 2019. Under the agreement between the Archdiocese of Washington and the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, the pastor of St. Luke's also serves as administrator of St. Ignatius. The principal Sunday Mass and masses during the week are now celebrated according to the Ordinariate's Anglican Use liturgy with the Divine Worship: The Missal. Masses Saturday evening and early Sunday morning continue to be celebrated in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Missal. Details of the schedule are at the parish websites referenced below.

The exterior of the historic 1891 church was restored in 2023 and 2024, in time for the 175th anniversary of the parish.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Fort Washington is the postal address, even though the building is located in nearby Oxon Hill.
The NRHP registration uses the street number 2317, but the currently recognized address is 2315.
↑ Brooke Kerby (October 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Ignatius Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Ignatius Church (Oxon Hill, Maryland).

St. Ignatius' Church, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:76B-6, including photo in 1972, at Maryland Historical Trust website
St. Ignatius Parish website
St. Luke's at Ignatius Church Parish website
Historical Marker Database, St. Ignatius marker
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-987, "St. Ignatius Church, 2315 Brinkley Road, Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, MD", 15 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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