Paw Paw Building

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
Location98 N. Main St., Port Deposit, Maryland
Coordinates39°36′28″N 76°7′7″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1824 (1824)
NRHP reference No.77000690[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1977

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Grace C. Humphries (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paw Paw Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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