View of the Custom House located on Water Street in Chestertown, Maryland. The house is located on the banks of the Chester River, which can be seen on the far left of the image. Built in 1746, the Custom House was the residence of Thomas Ringgold IV, an attorney and one of the most active…

Custom House, Chestertown

Description

View of the Custom House located on Water Street in Chestertown, Maryland. The house is located on the banks of the Chester River, which can be seen on the far left of the image. Built in 1746, the Custom House was the residence of Thomas Ringgold IV, an attorney and one of the most active slave traders in the entire Chesapeake region. Wilbur Ross Hubbard, a historic preservationist and civic leader, restored the building and bequeathed it to Washington College upon his death in 1993.

Creator

unknown

Date

circa 1900

Language(s)

English

Dimensions

5 x 7 inches

Object ID

svf_keco_houses_chestertown_brown_1900_01

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

16927

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.