St. Johns Western Run Episcopal Church

Documentation and Development of a new Site History and Historic Preservation Plan

PROJECT DETAILS

PROJECT DETAILS

PROJECT DETAILS

Date

July 2021- February 2024

Status

Completed

Location

Baltimore County Maryland

Client

The Vestry of St. John’s Church Western Run Parish

The goals of this project were as follows: 1) to document and survey the construction and history pf St. John’s Church, Western Run Parish and develop a plan for its conservation; 2) To research the construction of the wall and rectory, and construction of the original church, seeking information on all persons involved in the construction; 3)  To fully document the burial ground;  4) To develop alternative concepts for memorialization of enslaved or free African-American persons and celebration of their contributions to St. John’s Western Run Church and its structures.

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