Capt. Salem Avery House
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The Capt. Salem Avery House is a historic home and museum at Shady Side
, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
, United States
. It is a two-story frame building, located on a 0.75 acres (3,035.1 m²) rectangular lot, overlooking the West River
and Chesapeake Bay
. The property consists of the main house with additions; three sheds formerly used as bath houses; and a modern boathouse built in 1993, featuring the locally built EDNA FLORENCE, a 1937 Chesapeake Bay deadrise
workboat. The two-story house consists of the original residence, constructed about 1860, which was later expanded the 19th century and in the 1920s, by the National Masonic Fishing and Country Club..
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
The house is now a local history museum known as Captain Salem Avery Museum, and is operated by the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society.
Shady Side, Maryland
Shady Side is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2000 census.-History:Capt. Salem Avery House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Lula G...
, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is a two-story frame building, located on a 0.75 acres (3,035.1 m²) rectangular lot, overlooking the West River
West River (Maryland)
The West River is a tidal tributary of Chesapeake Bay in southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the Rhode River, which is one of its tributaries, and north of Herring Bay....
and Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
. The property consists of the main house with additions; three sheds formerly used as bath houses; and a modern boathouse built in 1993, featuring the locally built EDNA FLORENCE, a 1937 Chesapeake Bay deadrise
Chesapeake Bay deadrise
The Chesapeake Bay deadrise is a type of traditional fishing boat used in the Chesapeake Bay. Watermen use these boats year round for everything from crabbing and oystering to catching fish or eels. Traditionally wooden hulled, the deadrise is characterised by a sharp bow that quickly becomes a...
workboat. The two-story house consists of the original residence, constructed about 1860, which was later expanded the 19th century and in the 1920s, by the National Masonic Fishing and Country Club..
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.
The house is now a local history museum known as Captain Salem Avery Museum, and is operated by the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society.
External links
- Capt. Salem Avery House, Anne Arundel County, including photo from 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Captain Salem Avery House Museum: A Waterman's Museum - official site