St. Thomas' Church, Croom
14300 St. Thomas Church Road
Croom
Built 1742-1745, additions in 1859 and 1888 -- St.
Thomas' is a cruciform, brick church with Gothic Revival
stained glass windows and tall centered entry tower. It was
built between 1742 and 1745 as the chapel-of-ease for
northern St. Paul's Parish, following the building plans
which had been used for the parish church in Baden. It was
the home church of Thomas John Claggett, the first Episcopal
Bishop consecrated in the United States. In 1859 the
church was Victorianized with the addition of the apse and
the gothic-arch stained glass windows. In 1888 the entry
tower was built in memory of Bishop Claggett. St.
Thomas' Church stands in a picturesque and historic setting, surrounded by a large and ancient graveyard, and is a
focal point in the Croom community.
Special thanks to Prince George's County Historic
Preservation Commission, M-NPPC, County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden
Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 (301)952-3520 for permission to
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