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St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)

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Built
  
1892 (1892)

Opened
  
1892

Added to NRHP
  
14 March 2005

NRHP Reference #
  
05000150

Area
  
1,200 m²

St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)

Location
  
14825 Pratt St., Upper Marlboro, Maryland

MPS
  
African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) Wikipedia