Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Chestertown

Name: Charles Sumner Post No. 25
Address: Chestertown, United States

#2 among attractions in Chestertown

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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. ()

Built: 1908 (116 years ago)Coordinates: 39°12'25"N, 76°3'55"W

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Chestertown United States

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Charles Sumner Post No. 25 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Washington College, Chestertown River Arts, Massoniart - Carla Massoni Gallery, Bernice J..

0.8 miN
Universities and schools
Washington College, Chestertown
21 min walk • Washington College is a private liberal arts college in Chestertown, Maryland. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782.
~1030 ftNW
39°12'34"N • 76°3'60"W
Chestertown River Arts, Chestertown
5 min walk • Classes and workshops, Park
~440 ftN
39°12'29"N • 76°3'55"W
Massoniart - Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown
3 min walk • Museum
~540 ftE
Ship
Bernice J., Chestertown
3 min walk • Bernice J. is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1904 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built Claude W. Somers.
~590 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Widehall, Chestertown
3 min walk • Widehall is a historic and architecturally significant house in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. Built by Thomas Smyth III, 1769–1770, it is a contributing property in the Chestertown Historic District.

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Nearby attractions include Massoniart - Carla Massoni Gallery, Chestertown (3 min walk), Bernice J., Chestertown (3 min walk), Widehall, Chestertown (3 min walk), Chestertown River Arts, Chestertown (5 min walk).