Stories tagged "religious building"

Masjid Ul-Haqq: Former Home to the Nation of Islam in Baltimore

Mosque No. 6, the predecessor of the Masjid Ul-Haqq, first moved into their present building on Wilson Street around 1958. The two-story brick building had most recently housed a automotive garage but鈥�

Saint James A.U.M.P. Church: Towson's Second Oldest Church and the East Towson Black Community

By Gabrielle Clark

The origins of this two-story frame church on Jefferson Avenue began in 1861 when a group of Black Baltimore County residents established the Saint James African Union First Colored Methodist鈥�

Grace & St. Peter's Church: Gothic Episcopal Architecture on Park Avenue

By Johns Hopkins

The first true brownstone building in Baltimore, today鈥檚 Grace & St. Peter鈥檚 Church opened its doors in 1852 as Grace Church on Park Avenue in Mount Vernon. Architecturally, it was the first church鈥�

Douglas Memorial Community Church

By The Explore 91视频 team

Douglas Memorial Community Church was built is 1857 for the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. The building boasts a grand Greek Revival design by architect Thomas Balbirnie with a sanctuary鈥�

First Unitarian Church of Baltimore: Oldest Purpose-Built Unitarian Church in the U.S.

By Catherine Evans

The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore has stood at the corner of Charles and Franklin Streets for over two centuries. Inside the 1818 landmark, visitors can find beautiful Tiffany glass and original鈥�

Basilica of the Assumption

By Johns Hopkins

Built primarily between 1806 and 1821, the Baltimore Basilica was the first Cathedral erected in the United States. Bishop John Carroll, America's first bishop and a cousin of Charles Carroll of鈥�

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