Leonardtown in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tudor Hall

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 10, 2015

1. Tudor Hall Marker

Inscription.

Tudor Hall. . Formerly Americus Felix Secundus Built by Abraham Barnes in 1750 Extensively Enlarged by Philip Key In 1796 Is Now Dedicated to All Citizens of St. Mary's County As a Free Public Library The Gift of Mary Patterson Davidson 1950 In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country 1914-1914 , 1941-1945. World War I Biscoe, Raymond G. . Goody, Arthur L. . Biscoe, Thomas . Hammett, Samuel . Biscoe, William Josiah . Heard, Lewis Pope . Briscoe, R., . Long, Norman Edward . Branson Joseph Henry . Norris, John Francis . Casine, Clarence R. . Pilkerton, James Archibald . Cole, James E. . Schindler, Morris . Crocker, Edward Briscoe . Somerville, James . Curtis, William Briscoe . Stewart, George Edward . Dorsey, James Thomas . Swann, Howard J. . Edgston, John Albert . Tennison, Joseph E. . Foote, George B. . Thomase, Elmer W. . Gantt, William J. . Thompson, Charles Edward . Goddard, Benjamin H. . Thompson Joseph X. , World War II Abell, John T. . Jones, Stephen Harris . Alvey, James Allen . Kennedy, Harold M. . Baer, John S . Leyshon, Howard . Beck, Albert E. . Markhan, David I. . Bohanan, Leo Joseph . Mattingly, Joseph A. . Brown, Robert F, . McCowan, Walter W., Jr. . Brown, Sylvester V. . Moore, Silas Bruce . Bush, William W. . Owens, Harrison Dominick . Clarke, John Richard . Owens, Thomas Jefferson, Jr. . Dean, John C. . Peabody, Hume, Jr. . Demko, John R. . Pilkerton, James A. . Dise, Edward Vaughn . Poe, Odell O, . Downs, Francise L. . Quade, James A. . Duke, Walter F. . St. Clair, Thomas E. . Ennels, Xavier, S. . Sanner, Thomas L. . Everhart, Francis R. . Shadrick, Thomas H. . Fahnestock, Adam Bruce . Thomas, Robert V. H. . Gatton, James Walter . Wathen, McQuire P. . Goldsborough, Raul Camillus, Jr. . Wheeler, William Francis . Graves, William F. . Willis, George Monroe, Jr. . Greenwell, James T. . Wyche, Crosby . Hayden, Alerbert E. . Yorkshier, William R. . Higgs, George C. . Young, George S. . Hill, Jos. E. . Young, Joseph N. . Hillerman Bill Joseph

Formerly Americus Felix Secundus
Built by Abraham Barnes in 1750
Extensively Enlarged by Philip Key
In 1796
Is Now Dedicated to All Citizens of
St. Mary's County
As a Free Public Library
The Gift of
Mary Patterson Davidson
1950
In Memory of Those Who Gave Their
Lives For Their Country
1914-1914 — 1941-1945
World War I
Biscoe, Raymond G. • Goody, Arthur L. • Biscoe, Thomas • Hammett, Samuel • Biscoe, William Josiah • Heard, Lewis Pope • Briscoe, R., • Long, Norman Edward • Branson Joseph Henry • Norris, John Francis • Casine, Clarence R. • Pilkerton, James Archibald • Cole, James E. • Schindler, Morris • Crocker, Edward Briscoe • Somerville, James • Curtis, William Briscoe • Stewart, George Edward • Dorsey, James Thomas • Swann, Howard J. • Edgston, John Albert • Tennison, Joseph E. • Foote, George B. • Thomase, Elmer W. • Gantt, William J. • Thompson, Charles Edward • Goddard, Benjamin H. • Thompson Joseph X.

World War II
Abell, John T. • Jones, Stephen Harris • Alvey, James Allen • Kennedy, Harold M. • Baer, John S • Leyshon, Howard • Beck, Albert E. • Markhan, David I. • Bohanan, Leo Joseph • Mattingly, Joseph A. • Brown, Robert F, • McCowan, Walter W., Jr. • Brown,

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Sylvester V. • Moore, Silas Bruce • Bush, William W. • Owens, Harrison Dominick • Clarke, John Richard • Owens, Thomas Jefferson, Jr. • Dean, John C. • Peabody, Hume, Jr. • Demko, John R. • Pilkerton, James A. • Dise, Edward Vaughn • Poe, Odell O, • Downs, Francise L. • Quade, James A. • Duke, Walter F. • St. Clair, Thomas E. • Ennels, Xavier, S. • Sanner, Thomas L. • Everhart, Francis R. • Shadrick, Thomas H. • Fahnestock, Adam Bruce • Thomas, Robert V. H. • Gatton, James Walter • Wathen, McQuire P. • Goldsborough, Raul Camillus, Jr. • Wheeler, William Francis • Graves, William F. • Willis, George Monroe, Jr. • Greenwell, James T. • Wyche, Crosby • Hayden, Alerbert E. • Yorkshier, William R. • Higgs, George C. • Young, George S. • Hill, Jos. E. • Young, Joseph N. • Hillerman Bill Joseph

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 38° 17.304′ N, 76° 38.063′ W. Memorial is in Leonardtown, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Tudor Place just east of Camalier Drive when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 41680 Tudor Place, Leonardtown MD 20650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 10, 2015

2. Tudor Hall Marker

distance of this marker: The Legend of Moll Dyer (a few steps from this marker); War Comes to Breton Bay (a few steps from this marker); "O! say can you see…" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Town Spared (about 300 feet away); War in the Chesapeake (about 300 feet away); This Cannon (about 600 feet away); Lynching in America / Lynching of Benjamin Hance (about 600 feet away); Leonardtown (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leonardtown.

Also see . . . Tudor Hall (America Felix Secundus) SM-10. Maryland Historical Trust PDF (Submitted on January 18, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 10, 2015

3. Tudor Hall

St.Mary's County Memorial Library
on the National Register
of Historical Places
Restored by St. Mary's County and
The United States Government
1971 - 1972
County Commissioners
George R. Aud F. Elliott Burch
J.Wilmer Bowles J.S. Guy, Jr.
Board of Library Trustees
Mary Combs Barber
Radm Thurston B. Clark USN Ret.
Gen. Robert E. Hogaboom USMC Ret.
Mary Jansson Robert E. King, Jr.
James A. Kenney, III Allen MacDonald
Architect Orin M. Bullock, Jr., FAIA
Contractor Loffler Construction, Inc.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 10, 2015

4. Tudor Hall

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 10, 2015

5. Tudor Hall

6. Tudor Hall

ca. 1750-1820
St. Mary's County
Memorial
LibraryPhoto from National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.