- Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic
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Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic
Location: 206 S. Queen St., Chestertown, Maryland Coordinates: 39°12′32″N 76°4′0″W / 39.20889°N 76.066667°WCoordinates: 39°12′32″N 76°4′0″W / 39.20889°N 76.066667°W Area: 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) Built: 1908 Architectural style: Front-gabled Wood Frame Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 05000655[1] Added to NRHP: July 6, 2005 Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic is a historic fraternal lodge building located in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. It was constructed as a meeting hall about 1908 and is a two-story gable-front frame building, built on brick piers, with a rectangular floor plan. It is located in the Scotts Point area, a historically black area with in the Chestertown Historic District, and was abandoned between 1985 and 2002 It is one of only two Grand Army of the Republic halls known to survive in the Nation.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1482&COUNTY=Kent&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Kent.
External links
- Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, Kent County, includes photo from 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Categories:- Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Buildings and structures completed in 1908
- Buildings and structures in Kent County, Maryland
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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