Mount Gilboa Chapel, Ellicott City

Name: Mount Gilboa Chapel
Address: Ellicott City, United States

#18 among attractions in Ellicott City

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Mount Gilboa Chapel is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church located in Oella, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a small stone church measuring 28 feet by 42 feet, built about 1859 by free African Americans. The front façade is ashlar masonry, but the sides and rear are of rubble. ()

Built: 1859 (165 years ago)Coordinates: 39°16'30"N, 76°46'43"W

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CatonsvilleEllicott City United States

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Mount Gilboa Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint Paul Catholic Church, George Ellicott House, Patapsco Female Institute, The ClayGround Studio & Gallery.

1.1 miSW
Church
Saint Paul Catholic Church, Ellicott City
28 min walk • Saint Paul Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located in Ellicott City, Maryland. It was founded in 1838 and is part of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Babe Ruth married here. It is a two-story ashlar granite church which faces north. It is three bays wide and four bays deep.
0.9 miSW
Shopping
George Ellicott House, Ellicott City
24 min walk • George Ellicott House is a historic house located in Oella in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. George Ellicott was a son of Andrew Ellicott, one of several brothers that founded Ellicott Mills.
1 miW
Universities and schools
Patapsco Female Institute, Ellicott City
27 min walk • Patapsco Female Institute is a former girls' boarding school, now a partially rebuilt historical site, located on Church Road in Ellicott City, Maryland, United States.
1.2 miSW
39°16'2"N • 76°47'54"W
The ClayGround Studio & Gallery, Ellicott City
31 min walk • Museum
1.1 miSW
39°16'3"N • 76°47'47"W
HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, Ellicott City
28 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Ellicott City Historic District, Ellicott City
31 min walk • Ellicott City Historic District is a national historic district in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Ellicott City Station is a National Historic Landmark located within the district.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Patapsco Valley, Patapsco Valley State Park
27 min walk • The Patapsco Valley is a small valley surrounding the Patapsco River in central Maryland. The region is known for its historical significance as a major economic and industrial center in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
~1600 ftS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Trolley Line Number 9 Trail, Ellicott City
8 min walk • The Historical Ellicott City/Baltimore Trolley Line #9 Trail is a 1.25-mile trail in western Baltimore County, Maryland. It begins at the west end of Edmondson Avenue and extends from Catonsville through Oella to Main Street, Ellicott City.
1.2 miSW
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Ellicott City
30 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland adjacent to the Howard County Circuit Courthouse. The church is a cruciform shaped structure made of granite stone construction. The building was expanded and rebuilt after a basement collapse during construction in April 1894.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Ellicott's Mills Historic District, Ellicott City
23 min walk • Ellicott's Mills Historic District is a national historic district at Oella, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is on the east bank of the Patapsco River, opposite Ellicott City.
0.4 miW
Town, Neighbourhood
Oella, Ellicott City
12 min walk • Oella is a mill town on the Patapsco River in western Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located between Catonsville and Ellicott City. It is a 19th-century village of millworkers' homes.