St. Mary's College of Maryland Preservation Master Plan

St. Mary’s College of MarylandPreservation Master PlanHistoric St. Mary’s City February 2008The College, The City, and The ChurchSt. Mary’s College of Maryland, Historic St. Mary’s City, andTrinity Church are three unique entities that share a past,present, and future. With historic resources that lie adjacentto one another within the historic sector of the campus,the College, City, and Church physically and functionallyhave a long-standing relationship. The entities have joinedtogether to define a vision for the future of the historicsector with respect to land use, development, and facilityimprovements.Historic St. Mary’s City is an AAM-accredited museum ofhistory and archeology that is legislatively affiliated with theCollege in an effort to preserve and protect the NationalHistoric Landmark District. The 850-acre commemorativelandscape has been the site of historical and archeologicalresearch and study for more than thirty years. The City isgenerally regarded as one of the country’s best preservedarcheological laboratories.Trinity Church was consecrated in 1829 and has served thespiritual needs of the local community at this location sincethe 17 th century.The Preservation Master Plan is another step in the processto foster cooperation and arrive at a joint consensusregarding the appropriate future for the study area. Together,the three entities have determined that a plan is neededto augment their other planning efforts which focuses onaddressing issues associated with cultural landscaperesources and historic buildings. The College, City, andChurch have selected four buildings and their adjacentlandscapes to serve as the focus of this planning effort. Theselected buildings represent the oldest and most historicallysignificant buildings and landscapes within the historicsector:Page 1-2• Calvert Hall (1924) replaced the original 1845 buildingwhich was destroyed by a fire and was the first structureto be built in association with the establishment of theCollege.• St. Mary’s Hall (1906) was the original Music Hall andis still used as auditorium space. It is the oldest originalCollege building.• State House (1934) is a reconstruction of the originalState House and was built to commemorate the 300 thanniversary of the settlement of Maryland’s first capital.• Trinity Church (1829) was built to replace an existingchapel and was consecrated as a chapel of ease for St.Mary’s Episcopal Parish in 1831