Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic
National Register of Historic Places

Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic

Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland
Listed
July 5, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000655

About this property

Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic is a historic fraternal lodge building located in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. Named after Charles Sumner, 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 within the Chestertown Historic District, and was abandoned between 1985 and 2002. It is one of only two Grand Army of the Republic halls for African-American veterans known to survive in the Nation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. In 2012, Preservation Maryland placed the Charles Sumner Post #25 on its list of threatened historic properties. The building has been restored by the Kent County Arts Council and opened to the public in 2014 as a museum of American Civil War history and the role of African-Americans in the war.

Location

206 S. Queen St.
Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland
39.20901, -76.06636

Categories

BLACKMILITARYSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic listed on the National Register?

Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic?

Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic?

The period of significance for Sumner, Charles, Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1908.

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