Site of the Methodist Episcopal Meeting House (c.1847)

Built about 1847, this is the oldest surviving building on Washington Street and a prime example of adaptive re-use, listed in the Maryland Historical Trust. By 1852 it was Wesley Chapel; by 1875 it had become St. Mary's Reading Room and Debating Society library; by 1895 it belonged to the Town Hall Company and served as the first town hall, a community center, and a silent movie theatre, as well as the site of one of Al Jolson's first performances. In 1936 Roland and Lillian Duke used it as a private residence. In 1973 Patrick and Judith O'Brien used it for commercial and residential purposes, followed in 1992 by Billy Parks Price and in 2002 by Colonel Christopher and Barbara Aiken for commercial and residential use. Originally 316 Washington Street, it is now 22760 Washington Street in Leonardtown, Maryland.

Leonardtown, Maryland · United States