St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall | |
St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, December 2008 | |
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Location | 14825 Pratt St., Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 38°49′11″N 76°44′53″W / 38.81972°N 76.74806°WCoordinates: 38°49′11″N 76°44′53″W / 38.81972°N 76.74806°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1892 |
MPS | African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland |
NRHP reference # | 05000150 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 2005 |
St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, constructed in 1892, is a historic building located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland. The Hall, an excellent example of an African American multi-purpose building, served as a meeting place, social and political center, and house of worship for African Americans living in a segregated society. It is located nearly across the street from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, with which it is historically associated. It is a one-story wood frame gable-front building, In 1988, a law firm acquired the building and converted it to office space.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Betty Bird, Julie Darsie (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
External links
- St. Mary’s Beneficial Society Hall, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:79-25, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, 14825 Pratt Street, at Main Street, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's, MD at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
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