St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, constructed in 1892, is a historic building located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland.
St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall | |
 St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, December 2008 | |
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| Location | 14825 Pratt St., Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°49′11″N 76°44′53″W / 38.81972°N 76.74806°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| MPS | African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000150 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 2005 |
The Hall, an excellent example of an African American multi-purpose building, served as a meeting place, social and political center, and house of worship for African Americans living in a segregated society. It is located nearly across the street from St. Mary's Catholic Church, with which it is historically associated.
It is a one-story wood frame gable-front building, In 1988, a law firm acquired the building and converted it to office space.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Betty Bird, Julie Darsie (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
External links
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Media related to St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) at Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary’s Beneficial Society Hall, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:79-25, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, 14825 Pratt Street, at Main Street, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's, MD at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)