The Restorers of Mount Carmel in Maryland

Preserving the Past, Protecting the Present, Preparing for the Future.

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Mission

Our Mission Today

The Restorers of Mount Carmel is formed exclusively to carry on religious, charitable, and educational activities.

The principle purposes of the Restorers, besides the spiritual, shall be, as appropriate, to:

  • Provide financial assistance to Carmel of Port Tobacco, La Plata, Maryland.

  • Help maintain the two historic buildings of the original monastery.

  • Help pay the property insurance for the entire Monastery.

Historic Photos of the Monastery

  • Old Monastery Sketch (1935)

    Image PT 1935-11-R

  • Tentative Sketch of the Original Monastery (1936)

    From left to right (in line) the Chaplain's cottage, the reception rooms, the choir (chapel to rear), the infirmary and kitchen. The two story structure below was moved up and attached to infirmary.

  • Old Monastery (1936)

    The two buildings shown above had been occupied during the nuns absence from 1831-1935 by tenants engaged by the Sanders family to farm the property. In 1933 these two buildings were little more than a ruin.

    Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Ellen Talbott

  • Old Monastery before restoration (1936)

  • Old Monastery before restoration (1936)

  • Old Monastery before restoration (1936)

    Image PT 1936-17

  • Old Monastery being restored (1936)

    Image PT 1936-06

  • Old Monastery being restored (1936)

    Image PT 1936-07

  • Old Monastery restored (1936)

    Image PT 1936-08

  • Old Monastery restored (1936)

    Image PT 1936-09

  • Restored Monastery with Restorers (1937)

    Image PT 1937-01

  • Restored Monastery

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  • Restored Monastery

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  • Blessing of Restored Monastery (1938)

    The building blessed by Bishop McNamara on July 16, 1938

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Preserving the Past, Protecting the Present, Preparing for the Future.

On the summit of Mount Carmel, Maryland, overlooking Port Tobacco Valley, there stands today,
the restored buildings of the first convent of religious women established in the original thirteen colonies.

Become a Member

Your membership will ensure that this hallowed ground, and the Carmelite nuns who reside here,
will be provided for and protected. 

Visit the Mount Carmel Monastery

The site of the first Carmelite Monastery in the United States!

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Make a Donation

Your charitable donation will be used to
support the Carmelite Nuns
and the Mount Carmel Monastery of Port Tobacco. 

Preserving the Past, Protecting the Present, Preparing for the Future.

You can be a valued member of this historic charitable organization.  Since its founding in 1935, The Restorers of Mt. Carmel in Maryland – with ongoing support of its members - has met its mission to preserve the past, protect the present, and prepare for the future. 

The “Old Monastery” building is on the National Register of Historic Sites.  Your membership in The Restorers of Mt. Carmel in Maryland will ensure that this hallowed ground, and the Carmelite nuns who reside here, will be provided for and protected. 

Members are remembered in the daily Masses held in Our Lady’s Chapel. 

Types of Membership

  • Annual:  $50.00

  • Perpetual:  $300.00

To become a member of The Restorers of Mt. Carmel in Maryland:

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