Capt. John H. Ozmon Store

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 March 1, 2016.