Capt. John H. Ozmon Store

Capt. John H. Ozmon Store
Capt. John H. Ozmon Store is located in Maryland
Capt. John H. Ozmon Store
Capt. John H. Ozmon Store is located in the United States
Capt. John H. Ozmon Store
LocationCentreville Wharf, Centreville, Maryland
Coordinates39°3′12″N 76°4′28″W / 39.05333°N 76.07444°W / 39.05333; -76.07444
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
NRHP reference No.85000277[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1985

The Capt. John H. Ozmon Store is a historic general store located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a two-story brick building constructed about 1880 into the side of a steep bank, with the store occupying the lower story and a dwelling on the second floor. Captain Ozmon was a prominent local merchant who built a considerable business transporting grain, lumber, and other merchandise by sailing schooner between Baltimore, Norfolk, and points on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Orlando Ridout V (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Capt. John H. Ozmon Store" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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