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.[2]
Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic | |
 Restored Charles Sumner Post 25 in 2013 | |
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| Location | 206 S. Queen St., Chestertown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′24.75″N 76°3′54.75″W / 39.2068750°N 76.0652083°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Front-gabled Wood Frame |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000655[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] In 2012, Preservation Maryland placed the Charles Sumner Post #25 on its list of threatened historic properties.[3]
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.[4][5]
References
External links
- Charles Sumner Post #25 - Kent County Arts Council
- Charles Sumner Post No. 25, Grand Army of the Republic, Kent County, includes photo from 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust
