Tolson's Chapel

Tolson's Chapel is a historic African American church located at Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1866 and served as a church and a Freedmen's Bureau school for black residents of Sharpsburg in the years following the American Civil War.[2]

Tolson's Chapel
Tolson's Chapel, September 2012
Location111 E. High St., Sharpsburg, Maryland
Coordinates39°27′22.05″N 77°44′47.0112″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1866 (1866)
Architectural styleSingle log pen
NRHP reference No.08001012[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Paula S. Reed and Edie Wallace (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tolson's Chapel" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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