Paw Paw Building Explained

Paw Paw Building
Location:98 N. Main St., Port Deposit, Maryland
Coordinates:39.6078°N -76.1186°W
Added:November 28, 1977
Refnum:77000690

Paw Paw Building, also known as Odd Fellows Hall, is a historic building located at Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland. It is a two-story, 36feetby40feetft (byft), stone structure covered with plaster, that was built in 1821 by the First Methodist Episcopal congregation. It was used as a church until 1839. It was then used as a school called Heath of Health Academy and later Odd Fellows Academy. It later held a grocery store and "dining salon" until converted for use as an apartment and recreation hall.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paw Paw Building. December 1975 . 2016-01-01 . Grace C. Humphries. Maryland Historical Trust.