Ward Brothers' House and Shop
Ward Brothers' House and Shop | |
The Ward Brothers' house in 2012 | |
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Location | 3199 Sackertown Rd., Crisfield, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 37°58′13″N 75°50′42″W / 37.97028°N 75.84500°WCoordinates: 37°58′13″N 75°50′42″W / 37.97028°N 75.84500°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1880 | , 1918
Architectural style | 1-room-plan, Victorian trim |
NRHP Reference # | 94000790[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 1997 |
The Ward Brothers' House and Shop is a historic home located at Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a two-story, two-bay, one-room plan frame dwelling built around 1880, and the brothers' barber shop, a composite building composed of individual structures grouped together behind a long false front. The brothers Lemuel T. Ward, Jr. (1896-1985) and Steve Ward (1895-1976) are recognized as the fathers of the modern movement in decorative wildlife, or decoy, carving in America.[2]
The Ward Brothers' House and Shop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Paul B. Touart (February 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ward Brothers' House and Shop" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
External links
- Ward Brothers' House and Shop, Somerset County, including photo from 1992, at Maryland Historical Trust
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