Old St. Anne's Church - Middletown, Delaware
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 26.151 W 075° 42.781
18S E 438638 N 4365387
Historic Episcopal Church in Middletown, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WMJQ4T
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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St. Anne's Episcopal Church is a historic parish in Middletown, Delaware, that was created in 1704 as a mission of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The present parish church is located at 15 E. Green Street, while Old St. Anne's Church and its graveyard are located at 105 Old Saint Anne’s Church Road about a mile south of Middletown. On March 7, 1973, Old St. Anne's was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Old St. Anne's Church was built in 1768 on the site of an earlier wooden church built about 1705. Queen Anne presented the church with a "covering for the communion table." The old church is currently used as a chapel for weddings and funerals.

- Wikipedia

Regular services at Old St. Anne's Church ceased in 1872 when the new church was built. Old St. Anne's Church was restored to its original form beginning in 1952 and completed in 1955. The brick church is much like the old meeting houses with little exterior decoration. Along with wedding and funerals the old church is used for special services throughout the year.

The surrounding cemetery has stones dating to the 18th century.

Both the old church and cemetery are well maintained.

Street address:
S of Middletown off DE 71
Middletown, Delaware


County / Borough / Parish: New Castle

Year listed: 1973

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874

Historic function: Funerary, Religion

Current function: Funerary, Religion

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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