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MD -- Rockville -- St. Mary's Church (F. Scott Fitzgerald grave):

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1. STMARY_121225_08.JPG: In memory of All Unborn
2. STMARY_121225_45.JPG: Fitzgerald family plot
3. STMARY_121225_49.JPG: Frances Scott Fitzgerald Smith October 26, 1921 June 18, 1986 loving mother of Thomas Addison, Eleanor Anne, Samuel Jackson Jr., Cecilia Scott Lanahan
4. STMARY_121225_58.JPG: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald September 24, 1896 December 21, 1940 His wife Zelda Sayre July 24, 1900 March 10, 1948 "So we beat one, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -- The Great Gatsby
5. STMARY_121225_80.JPG: Lost Rockville -- 1801 to 1850: Saint Mary's Church St. Mary's Church, built in 1817, is the oldest church still in use in Rockville. Rockville was chosen for the church location for its relatively large concentration of Catholics, it central location, and its prominence as the County seat. St. Mary's became the church from which other upcounty mission churches sprang. Father James Redmond established an eight-member congregation here in 1816. A member of the congregation sold four acres of land to the church for $300. Parishioners helped construct the Georgian-style building, which was the first brick Catholic Church in the County. The bricks arches were hand-rubbed to create a contrasting color and texture to the brick walls. The main building was 53 feet long by 36 feet wide. A 15-foot square extension at the rear included a small sacristy and the pastor's living quarters. Father Redmond offered the first Mass in St. Mary's Church on December 14, 1817. Although the church has been remodeled and enlarged several times, most of the original church remains today and seats approximately 150. In the 1960s, a new church was built next to it, and a demolition permit was issued for the old church in 1966. It was saved at the last moment by parishioners and concerned citizens. The American writer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his wife Zelda, and members of his family are buried in the adjacent cemetery.
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Description of Subject Matter: St. Mary's Church was built in 1817. It's the oldest church still in use in Rockville. Rockville was chosen for the church location for its relatively large concentration of Catholics, its central location, and its prominence as the County seat. St. Mary's became the church from which other upcountry mission churches sprang.
Father James Redmond established an eight-member congregation here in 1816. A member of the congregation sold four acres of land to the church for $300. Parishioners helped construct the Georgian-style building, which was the first brick Catholic Church in the County. The brick arches were hand-rubbed to create a contrasting color and texture to the brick walls. The main building was 53 feet long by 36 feet wide. A 15-foot square extension in the rear included a small sacristy and the pastor's living quarters. Father Redmond offered the first Mass in St. Mary's Church on December 14, 1817.
Although the church has been remodeled and enlarged several times, most of the original church remains today and seats approximately 150. In the 1960s, a new church was built next to it, and a demolition permit was issued for the old church in 1966. It was saved at the last moment by parishioners and concerned citizens.
The American writer, F Scott Fitzgerald, his wife Zelda, and members of his family are buried in the adjacent cemetery.
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