National Register of Historic Places

Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site

Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
Listed
March 15, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000352

About this property

Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site, also known as Paradice, is a historic Roman Catholic Church located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. It is a stuccoed, 1+1⁄2-story stone dwelling constructed about 1743 by Jesuits for use as a mission before Roman Catholics obtained freedom of worship under the United States Constitution. The interior floor plan is unique in its combined function as Jesuit priests' residence and house of worship: an unusually wide center hall provided meeting space and was flanked by two chambers on the west and a large reception room on the east. On the banks of Deer Creek, is the site of an 18th-century mill which the priests used to generate money to support their endeavors. It is one of the oldest extant buildings associated with the Catholic Church in America. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

2618 Cool Spring Rd.
Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
39.59921, -76.25959

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When was Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site listed on the National Register?

Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site?

Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site is recorded as the industrial era.

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