William Chapline House, Sharpsburg

Name: William Chapline House
Address: 109 W Main Street, Sharpsburg, United States

#4 among attractions in Sharpsburg

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The William Chapline House in Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States is a large stone house built about 1790. The house has shaped stonework at the front and rubble stonework on the sides with a cast-iron porch added around the turn of the twentieth century. The house was damaged during the Battle of Antietam, when it was hit with canister shot. At that time it was occupied by Dr. Augustin A. Biggs, who treated the wounded from the battle in the house. ()

Built: 1790 (235 years ago)Coordinates: 39°27'31"N, 77°44'54"W

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109 W Main StreetSharpsburgSharpsburg United States

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William Chapline House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burnside's Bridge, Crystal Grottoes Caverns, Rumsey Hall, Packhouse Ford.

1 miSE
Historical place, Bridge
Burnside's Bridge, Sharpsburg
27 min walk • Burnside's Bridge is a landmark on the Civil War Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, northwestern Maryland.
4.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Entertainment
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3.6 miSW
History museum, Museum
Rumsey Hall, Shepherdstown
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2.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Packhouse Ford, Shepherdstown
64 min walk • Packhouse Ford, also known historically as Pack Horse Ford, Blackford's Ford and Boteler's Ford, is a historic crossing point of the Potomac River. It is located about 1 mile east of downtown Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and south of Sharpsburg, Maryland, USA.
3.5 miSW
Library
Shepherd's Mill, Shepherdstown
89 min walk • Shepherd's Mill is a gristmill in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, located on Town Run just as it descends to the Potomac River. The mill was built some time prior to 1739 by Thomas Shepherd, Sr. — founder and namesake of the town — as a two-story structure.
2.2 miNE
39°28'34"N • 77°42'51"W
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56 min walk • History museum, Historical place, Garden
~1010 ftSE
Church
Tolson's Chapel and School, Sharpsburg
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3.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Shepherdstown Historic District, Shepherdstown
93 min walk • The Shepherdstown Historic District comprises the historic core of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The town is the oldest in West Virginia, founded in 1762 as Mecklenburg.
3.3 miSW
Georgian architecture
Van Swearingen-Shepherd House, Shepherdstown
84 min walk • The Van Swearingen-Shepherd House, also known as Bellevue, is a Colonial Revival mansion in Shepherdstown, West Virginia that is home to the descendants of Captain Thomas Shepherd, founder of Shepherdstown.
3.6 miSW
Georgian architecture
Conrad Shindler House, Shepherdstown
93 min walk • The Conrad Shindler House is a historic building, now home to the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
~50 ftSW
Georgian architecture
Good-Reilly House, Sharpsburg
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