Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Tucker House
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019
1. Tucker House Marker
Inscription.
Tucker House. . Built circa 1794 on the second lot to be sold in Centreville, the Tucker House is a good example of what many of the earliest homes in the town were like. It originally was two rooms deep and one room wide, a popular style of the Federal period in the Tidewater region. A 1797 tax assessment valued the house and lot at $867. The house was enlarged in about 1815 and again in the late 19th century. The Tucker family purchased the house in 1898. Their heirs donated the property to the Queen Anne's Historical Society in 1968, and it houses the organization's collection of genealogical records, books, and early documents. A small garden, restored and maintained by the Queen Anne's County Garden Club, and the post-and-plank meat house in the backyard are also notable.
Built circa 1794 on the second lot to be sold in Centreville, the Tucker House is a good example of what many of the earliest homes in the town were like. It originally was two rooms deep and one room wide, a popular style of the Federal period in the Tidewater region. A 1797 tax assessment valued the house and lot at $867. The house was enlarged in about 1815 and again in the late 19th century. The Tucker family purchased the house in 1898. Their heirs donated the property to the Queen Anne's Historical Society in 1968, and it houses the organization's collection of genealogical records, books, and early documents. A small garden, restored and maintained by the Queen Anne's County Garden Club, and the post-and-plank meat house in the backyard are also notable.
Erected by Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 39° 2.606′ N, 76° 3.967′ W. Marker is in Centreville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is on South Commerce Street (Maryland Route 213) just north of Fayette Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 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 Tucker House
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019
3. Additional sign on the building
Tucker House 1794
Queen Annes County
Historical Society
Note the rare lack of apostrophe on Queen Annes County.
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 445 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
