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INDIAN QUEEN TAVERN

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c. 1740s; 1830s remodeled; 1967 restored. 322 Market St.
  • (Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie)

This former tavern is noteworthy for its articulated post-and-beam construction, brick nogging, flush, beaded shiplap siding, and unusual square, four-room plan centered around a huge chimney block. It was built by Zebulon Hollingsworth as an inn along the Post Road from Philadelphia to Baltimore. In 1804 it was purchased by Jonas Owens who also acquired the adjacent Red Lyon Tavern, working with associate, John Hasson. Hasson’s widow later received the Indian Queen and her second husband, John Nelson Black, purchased the Red Lyon. Interior improvements were made in the 1830s, and during the late nineteenth century the roof was rebuilt and extended to cover a two-storied front gallery. The family retained the house until 1967, when it was restored with funding from Maryland Historical Trust and sold with a preservation easement.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie
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Data

Timeline

  • 1740

    Built

  • 1830

    Remodeled

  • 1967

    Restored

What's Nearby

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Citation

Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "INDIAN QUEEN TAVERN", [Charlestown, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-ES8.

Print Source

Buildings of Maryland, Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, 90-91.

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