Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store

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Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store
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Indian Queen Tavern in 1936
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LocationMarket St. between Bladen and Cecil Sts., Charlestown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°34′27″N75°58′39″W / 39.57417°N 75.97750°W / 39.57417; -75.97750 Coordinates: 39°34′27″N75°58′39″W / 39.57417°N 75.97750°W / 39.57417; -75.97750
Arealess than one acre
Built1755 (1755)
NRHP reference No. 75000881 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1975

Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store is a historic hotel and store complex located at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland, USA. It consists of two mid-18th century structures: Black's Store, originally the Red Lyon Inn, and the Indian Queen Tavern, later called Hotel. The two taverns and their remaining outbuildings form a court. The outbuildings include a log kitchen with a loft and a two-story smokehouse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michael F. Trostel (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.