Built 1908 Opened 1908 Phone +1 410-778-1149 | NRHP Reference # 05000655 Area 2,000 m² Added to NRHP 6 July 2005 | |
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Location 206 S. Queen St., Chestertown, Maryland Architectural style Front-gabled Wood Frame Address 206 S Queen St, Chestertown, MD 21620, USA Hours Open today · 4–8PMFriday4–8PMSaturday10AM–2PMSunday2–4PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosed Similar Historical Society‑Kent County, Delmarva Peninsula, Shrewsbury Church, First Church of Christ - Sc, Star‑Spangled Banner Flag House Profiles | ||
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. In 2012, Preservation Maryland placed the Charles Sumner Post #25 on its list of threatened historic properties.
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.