National Historic Landmark · Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland

St. Mary's Seminary Chapel

Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

St. Mary's Seminary Chapel
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address600 N. Paca St., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Independent cityCity of Baltimore
ListedNov 11, 1971
Listed forArchitecture, Religion
Level of significanceNational
Reference number71001046
ArchitectMaximilian Godefroy
StyleGothic Revival
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address600 N. Paca St., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Coordinates39.2958° N, 76.6231° W · Directions ↗
Also in Baltimore (Independent City)282 listed places in Baltimore (Independent City) → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for City of Baltimore

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Guidebooks to historic places in Maryland

  • Slow Travels-Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Edition
    Lyn Wilkerson, 2010
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  • Lost Baltimore
    Paul K. Williams, 2013
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  • In full glory reflected
    Ralph E. Eshelman, 2012
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was St. Mary's Seminary Chapel listed on the National Register?

Nov 11, 1971. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed St. Mary's Seminary Chapel?

Maximilian Godefroy, working in the Gothic Revival style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is St. Mary's Seminary Chapel?

600 N. Paca St., Baltimore (Independent City), City of Baltimore, Maryland.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for St. Mary's Seminary Chapel?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71001046. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.