Saint Mary's Seminary Chapel
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The Seminary Chapel at the St. Mary's Spiritual Center is a historic gem. Completed in 1808, the chapel was designed by Maximilian Godefroy, the architect of many historically important structures in Baltimore including the Battle Monument and First Unitarian Church. Godefroy boasted that the chapel was the first Gothic building in the United States. The great hoop shape of the interior is similar to the interior of the chapel at Versailles, and its use of Georgian details reflects the complexities of early American architecture.
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Saint Mary's Chapel
Source: Johns Hopkins University | Date: 1832
St. Mary's Seminary Chapel
The chapel sits in the middle of St. Mary's Park in Baltimore's Seton Hill neighborhood. | Source: Baltimore Heritage | Date: 2017 November 29
Saint Mary's Seminary Chapel
Source: Library of Congress | Date: 1936 July
Interior, Saint Mary's Seminary Chapel
Source: Library of Congress | Date: 1936 July
St. Mary's College
An engraving of St. Mary's College showing the seminary's chapel on the right side of the image. | Source: Library of Congress | Date: c. 1878
Saint Mary's Seminary
The Saint Mary's Seminary building stood close by the chapel before it was demolished in 1974. | Source: Internet Archive, stmarysseminary00unknuoft | Date: c. 1891
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