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Holy Family Church, 12010 Woodmore Road, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD

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Holy Family Church, 12010 Woodmore Road, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD

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Summary

Significance: Holy Family Church was built in 1890 as a mission of Sacred Heart Church at Whitemarsh to serve the black Catholic community of the Woodmore-Mitchellville area. It is one of the few black historical sites extant, and was built by its parishioners. It is a fine example of rural, late-Victorian ecclesiastical architecture with elements of the Gothic and Stick styles.
Survey number: HABS MD-1021
Building/structure dates: 1890 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Lavoie, C, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Lavoie, Catherine C, historian
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Location

Mitchellville38.93825, -76.82020
Google Map of 38.9382537, -76.8201976
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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