St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church (Baltimore, Maryland)

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, September 2012
Location 901 E. Eager St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°18′5″N 76°36′17″W / 39.30139°N 76.60472°W / 39.30139; -76.60472Coordinates: 39°18′5″N 76°36′17″W / 39.30139°N 76.60472°W / 39.30139; -76.60472
Area less than one acre
Built 1855 (1855)-1856
Architect Niernsee & Baldwin; Baldwin,E.F.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 82004751[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 1982

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, now known as Sweet Prospect Baptist Church, is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is an 1855-1856 Italianate-influenced masonry structure that is constructed of stuccoed brick walls resting on a rubble stone foundation. It was designed by Niernsee & Neilson. The exterior features twin square towers flanking the main façade and a semi-octagonal apse flanked by one-story pavilions on the back. It is the most intact remaining example of an Italianate public edifice in Baltimore.[2] Under instructions from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, the final mass was held at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, on June 26, 1966, and the congregation merged with that of St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church, just two block away. The church then became the New Central Social Hall.

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jeffrey Honick (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.


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