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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 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.

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 300 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Made from USS Lexington Recycled Plastic Waste (about 300 feet away); Chase-Lloyd House (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Hammond-Harwood House · 1774 (was about 300 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 405 times since then and 18 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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