Old Christ Church (Laurel, Delaware)
Old Christ Church | |
Christ Church in 1960 | |
| Location | Southeast of Laurel at junction of Roads 465 and 465A, near Laurel, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′40″N 75°32′16″W / 38.56111°N 75.53778°W |
| Built | 1772 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000297 |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
Old Christ Church, also known as Old Lightwood, is a historic Episcopal church near Laurel, Delaware. The 1772 church resembles its parent church, Green Hill Church of Stepney Parish in Wicomico County, Maryland, except that while Stepney was built in brick, Christ Church is of wood construction. Its weathered appearance gave rise to a nickname "Old Lightwood," although it now is painted barn red.