CHoWs - By Material


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Old Stone East Haven
East Haven, CT
Congregational, 1772
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Hockessin FMH
Hockessin, DE
Society of Friends, 1738
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Holy Trinity, Old Swedes
Wilmington, DE
Swedish Lutheran, 1698
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Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in Delaware.
Deer Creek FMH, Darlington
Darlington, MD
Society of Friends, 1784
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German Reformed Hagerstown
Hagerstown, MD
German Reformed, 1774
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Gunpowder FMH Cockeysville
near Cockeysville, MD
Society of Friends, 1773
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Hold mouse here for more info!This is now a private home, not open to the public.
Little Falls FMH
Fallston, MD
Society of Friends, 1773
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Old Stone Church
Frederick, MD
German Lutheran, 1752
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Pipe Creek FMH
Union Bridge, MD
Society of Friends, 1771
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Priest Neale's Mass House
near Poole, MD
Roman Catholic, 1764
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Hold mouse here for more info!While this is one of the most unusual religious buildings remaining from the 18th century, it’s also now a private home, and is not open to the public. Priests’ Mass Houses existed because for some decades after the settlement of Maryland (1634) the Roman Catholic church was not permitted to own land/property, so priests had to build houses with large enough central chambers for holding Mass. This may be the only one remaining from that era.
Rock Presbyterian
Fair Hill, MD
Presbyterian, 1761
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St. Ignatius, Forest Hill
Forest Hill, MD
Roman Catholic, 1790
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Hold mouse here for more info!One of the few Roman Catholic churches from the Colonial English era.
Trinity Church, Frederick
Frederick, MD
German Reformed, 1763
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King's Chapel
Boston, MA
Church of England, 1749
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Hold mouse here for more info!Originally built for use by the Church of England, and now surrounded by modern Boston. It is now Unitarian.
Arney's Mount FMH
Pemberton, NJ
Society of Friends, 1775
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Deerfield Stone
Deerfield, NJ
Presbyterian, 1771
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Fairfield Presbyterian
New England Cross Roads, NJ
Presbyterian, 1780
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Hold mouse here for more info!This stone church is at the edge of a really large rural cemetery, and if one has a quiet traffic day, one can easily see this as the residents saw it in the 18th century.
First Presbyterian, Connecticut Farms
Union, NJ
Presbyterian, 1783
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First Presbyterian, Newark
Newark, NJ
Presbyterian, 1787
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First Reformed
Hackensack, NJ
Dutch Reformed, 1791
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Mt. Laurel FMH
Mt. Laurel, NJ
Society of Friends, 1760
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St. Thomas's, Alexandria
Alexandria, NJ
Church of England, 1769
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Stony Brook FMH
Princeton, NJ
Society of Friends, 1726
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Clinton Corners Creek FMH
Clinton Corners, NY
Society of Friends, 1777
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Dutch Reformed, Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1699
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Hold mouse here for more info!This is indeed the famous Sleepy Hollow of Washington Irving’s story. And the cemetery contains numerous well-known people, including both Irving and the inspiration for the heroine of one of his stories, Katrina Van Tassell, plus luminaries such as Samuel Gompers, Andrew Carnegie and Walter Chrysler.
Dutch Reformed, Stone Arabia
Stone Arabia, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1788
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First Reformed Dutch, Fishkill
Fishkill, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1731
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Fort Herkimer Reformed Dutch
Herkimer, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1730
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Ft. Niagara French Chapel
Ft. Niagara State Park, NY
Roman Catholic, 1726
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Hold mouse here for more info!As this is on Lake Ontario at the Canadian Border, it is the farthest from all the other CHoWs (over 200 miles from any of the others). Now that it’s preserved in a state park, it’s also fixed in time – the 18th century – and yet too busy with tourists much of the time, so the colonial atmosphere is not immediately appreciable.
Old Stone Rhinebeck
Rhinebeck, NY
German Lutheran, 1730
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Palatine St. Johnsville
near Nelliston, NY
German Lutheran, 1770
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Reformed High Dutch Schoharie
Schoharie, NY
Dutch Reformed, 1772
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St. Andrew's, Staten Island
Richmond, NY
Church of England, 1709
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Hold mouse here for more info!One of the oldest Church of England (Episcopal now) buildings in the entire northeastern US (1706-7), it’s in a historic section of Staten Island (Richmondville), but has been somewhat modernized, so the colonial aspect is not readily apparent, at least in its appearance.
St. George's, Schenectady
Schenectady, NY
Church of England, 1785
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St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan
New York City, NY
Church of England, 1764
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Hold mouse here for more info!A true modern miracle, St. Paul’s, literally just across the street from 9/11’s Ground Zero, suffered dust, and reportedly one (1) broken window. For months after, St. Paul’s served as a place of refuge for first responders and repair and rescue workers on the site. It is the oldest CHoW in Manhattan (third oldest in the city of New York).
St. Paul's, Eastchester
Eastchester, NY
Church of England, 1761
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Hold mouse here for more info!Although the approach to St. Paul’s might give one pause (it’s the Bronx on the south side of the NPS property), the setting itself is evocative of an earlier time.
Bethabara Moravian
Winston-Salem, NC
Moravian, 1788
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Hold mouse here for more info!In North Carolina’s high country, and now preserved in a park setting that enhances the 18th century atmosphere, Bethabara is unlike almost any other colonial house of worship in appearance.
Abington FMH
Jenkintown, PA
Society of Friends, 1699
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Augustus Lutheran, Trappe
Trappe, PA
German Lutheran, 1743
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Hold mouse here for more info!Augustus is the parent church of all other Lutheran Churches in America. One mark, created on the 250th anniversary of this church’s foundation, is a walkway from the parking area that is made of slabs of engraved stones from the many first-generation Lutheran churches its parishioner-missionaries established. Among them are all the other Lutheran CHoWs on this website.
Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Conewago, PA
Roman Catholic, 1785
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Birmingham FMH
Birmingham, PA
Society of Friends, 1763
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Bristol FMH
Bristol, PA
Society of Friends, 1709
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Buckingham FMH
Buckingham Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1768
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Christ Church, Old Swedes
Upper Marion (Bridgeport), PA
Swedish Lutheran, 1760
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Church of the Brethren
Germantown, PA
Dunkard, 1770
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Donegal Presbyterian
East Donegal Twp/Maytown, PA
Presbyterian, 1740
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East Caln FMH
East Caln Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1726
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Exeter FMH
Baumstown (Exeter Twp), PA
Society of Friends, 1758
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Hold mouse here for more info!This may have been the home Meeting of Daniel Boone as a youngster. It’s quite near his birthplace.
Falckner's Swamp Lutheran
New Hanover, PA
German Lutheran, 1767
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Fallsington FMH
Fallsington, PA
Society of Friends, 1789
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First Prebyterian, Carlisle
Carlisle, PA
Presbyterian, 1757
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First Reformed, Easton
Easton, PA
German Reformed, 1775
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Frankford FMH
Frankford, PA
Society of Friends, 1775
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Gloria Dei, Old Swedes, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Church of England, 1697
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Hold mouse here for more info!Perhaps surprisingly, this very old church still seems a part of the 18th century, even with I-95 just a few hundred feet away.
Great Conewago Presbyterian
Hunterstown, PA
Presbyterian, 1787
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Guinston
Airville, PA
Presbyterian, 1773
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Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian
Gettysburg, PA
Presbyterian, 1790
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Lower Merion FMH
Merion Station, PA
Society of Friends, 1695
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Hold mouse here for more info!Oldest in Pennsylvania.
Makefield FMH
Dolington, PA
Society of Friends, 1752
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Marshallton FMH
West Bradford Twp, PA
Society of Friends, 1764
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Mennonite MH
Germantown, PA
Mennonite, 1770
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Moravian Old Chapel
Bethlehem, PA
Moravian, 1751
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Neshaminy Presbyterian
Neshaminy, PA
Presbyterian, 1743
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Newtown Presbyterian
Newtown, PA
Presbyterian, 1769
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Newtown Square FMH
Newtown Square, PA
Society of Friends, 1711
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Norriton Presbyterian MH
Norristown, PA
Presbyterian, 1698
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Old Haverford FMH
Oakmont, PA
Society of Friends, 1697
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Old Kennett FMH
Hamorton, PA
Society of Friends, 1710
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Paxton
Harrisburg (Paxtang), PA
Presbyterian, 1740
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Plumstead FMH
Danboro, PA
Society of Friends, 1752
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Plymouth Meeting FMH
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Society of Friends, 1710
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Radnor FMH
Ithan, PA
Society of Friends, 1718
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Sadsbury FMH
Christiana, PA
Society of Friends, 1777
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Hold mouse here for more info!The relatively remote location of this meeting house allows the aura of the 18th century to appear.
Sant Peter, Middletown
Middletown, PA
German Lutheran, 1767
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Hold mouse here for more info!Although the modern-day influence isn’t immediately visible, this CHoW is just a couple of miles away from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant that had the crisis in 1979. It’s also one of the smallest CHoWs.
Silver Spring Presbyterian
Mechanicsburg, PA
Presbyterian, 1783
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St. David's, Radnor
Radnor, PA
Church of England, 1715
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St. Luke's, Ottsville
Ottsville, PA
Presbyterian, 1768
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St. Paul's Chapel
Bally, PA
Roman Catholic, 1743
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Hold mouse here for more info!Only the easternmost tiny portion of this structure dates back to the colonial era. It’s another rare Roman Catholic church from the colonial era.
St. Peter's in the Great Valley
Paoli area, PA
Church of England, 1744
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Hold mouse here for more info!Thanks to its immediate surroundings, one can forget the 20th century here fairly easily.
Upper Chichester FMH
Upper Chichester, PA
Society of Friends, 1769
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Uwchlan FMH
Lionville, PA
Society of Friends, 1756
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Hold mouse here for more info!Although the meeting house is in a suburb of Philadelphia, its surroundings allow a sense of the 18th century.
Warrington FMH
Wellsville, PA
Society of Friends, 1769
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Wrightstown FMH
Wrightstown, PA
Society of Friends, 1787
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Hold mouse here for more info!This meeting house has a congenially colonial-seeming environment.
Augusta Stone Church
Fort Defiance, VA
Presbyterian, 1747
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Goose Creek FMH
Lincoln, VA
Society of Friends, 1765
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Hold mouse here for more info!No longer in use as a Meetinghouse, it is now the private residence for the caretaker of the newer Goose Creek FMH nearby. It is not open to the public.
Grace Church
Yorktown, VA
Church of England, 1696
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Hopewell Meeting
Clear Brook, VA
Society of Friends, 1759
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Old Stone Presbyterian
Winchester, VA
Presbyterian, 1788
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Timber Ridge Presbyterian
Lexington, VA
Presbyterian, 1756
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Hold mouse here for more info!Just a few yards down the hill is the birthplace site of Sam Houston, the Texas independence leader.
St. George's, Charles Town
Charles Town, WV
Church of England, 1771
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Hold mouse here for more info!This ruin is the oldest CHoW in West Virginia, but not much remains.


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