Custom House - Chestertown, MD
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 39° 12.432 W 076° 03.832
18S E 408146 N 4340309
Built in 1694 on the Chester River. The first floor was used as a warehouse, and later as Chestertown's custom house.
Waymark Code: WMBDJQ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2011
Views: 6
Now owned by Washington College, the Custom House is open for tours between 11AM to 4PM. Per the historical inventory (secondary link below), the building was constructed in two phases with the first around 1694, thus an early structure in the port city of Chestertown. The lower level has three large warehouse rooms, while the upper story had the living quarters. Colonial authorities rented a room for customs business, thus giving the builing its ongoing name.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Chestertown Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
101 South Water Street
Chestertown, MD
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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