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Admiral Terry House

 
 
Admiral Terry House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 10, 2018
1. Admiral Terry House Marker
Inscription.
Admiral Terry House
1887
Built by Rear Admiral Silas W. Terry
and his wife Louisa Mason Terry
“Italianate” Style

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
 
Location. 38° 58.895′ N, 76° 29.268′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is in Naval Academy. It can be reached from Maryland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peggy Stewart House (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette's Tour (about
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300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Made from USS Lexington Recycled Plastic Waste (about 300 feet away); San Cayetano (about 300 feet away); Spanish 18-Pounder (about 300 feet away); Hammond-Harwood House Museum • 1774 (about 400 feet away); 14cm 3.5 inch Gun (about 400 feet away); Preble Hall (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Chase-Lloyd House (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Hammond-Harwood House · 1774 (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); U.S. Naval Academy Museum (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Hammond-Harwood House Museum (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Admiral Terry House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 10, 2018
2. Admiral Terry House
Capt. Silas Wright Terry<br>on the USS Iowa image. Click for full size.
Photographed by NavSource Online
3. Capt. Silas Wright Terry
on the USS Iowa
NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive: USS NEWARK (Cruiser No. 1)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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