Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William Harper, Sr. Houses
c. 1794-1798
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019
1. William Harper, Sr. Houses Marker
Inscription.
William Harper, Sr. Houses. c. 1794-1798. In October, 1794 the merchant William Harper Sr. purchased the Northern half of town lot No. 3 North from Centreville founder, Elizabeth Nicholson for £55 pound. By 1798 2 Federal brick houses had been built by Harper and rented for commercial ventures. Financial setbacks forced Harper to sell the 2 houses separately to new owners by 1814. In the 1850's George C. Palmer purchased and reunited the properties. In 1887 wealthy Centreville banker and businessman William Mckenney acquired the houses, they were sold by a Mckenney descendent in 1928 to James P. and Estell Rose Keating, who operated the houses as the Blue Lantern Inn a Centreville Landmark until Mrs. Keatins death in 1947. The houses are now a private residence.
In October, 1794 the merchant William Harper Sr. purchased the Northern half of town lot No. 3 North from Centreville founder, Elizabeth Nicholson for £55 pound. By 1798 2 Federal brick houses had been built by Harper and rented for commercial ventures. Financial setbacks forced Harper to sell the 2 houses separately to new owners by 1814. In the 1850's George C. Palmer purchased & reunited the properties. In 1887 wealthy Centreville banker and businessman William Mckenney acquired the houses, they were sold by a Mckenney descendent in 1928 to James P. & Estell Rose Keating, who operated the houses as the Blue Lantern Inn a Centreville Landmark until Mrs. Keatins death in 1947. The houses are now a private residence.
Erected by the owner of the William Harper, Sr. Houses.
Location. 39° 2.634′ N, 76° 3.943′ W. Marker is in Centreville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is on South Commerce Street (Route 213) just south of West Water Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 South Commerce Street, Centreville MD 21617, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019
2. The William Harper, Sr. Houses
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
