Paw Paw Building, also known as Odd Fellows Hall, is a historic building located at Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland. It is a two-story, 36-by-40-foot (11 by 12 m), stone structure covered with plaster, that was built in 1821 by the First Methodist Episcopal congregation. It was used as a church until 1839. It was then used as a school called Heath of Health Academy and later Odd Fellows Academy. It later held a grocery store and "dining salon" until converted for use as an apartment and recreation hall.[2]
Paw Paw Building | |
 Paw Paw Building, July 2013 | |
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| Location | 98 N. Main St., Port Deposit, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°36′28″N 76°7′7″W / 39.60778°N 76.11861°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1824 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000690[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1977 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Grace C. Humphries (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paw Paw Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
edit- Paw Paw Building, Cecil County, including photo from 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust