Ward Brothers' House and Shop

Ward Brothers' House and Shop
Location 3199 Sackertown Rd., Crisfield, Maryland
Coordinates 37°58′13″N 75°50′42″W / 37.97028°N 75.84500°WCoordinates: 37°58′13″N 75°50′42″W / 37.97028°N 75.84500°W
Built 1918
Architectural style 1-room-plan, Victorian trim
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 94000790 [1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1997

The Ward Brothers' House and Shop is a historic home located at Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a two-story, two-bay, one-room plan frame dwelling built around 1880, and the brothers' barber shop, a composite building composed of individual structures grouped together behind a long false front. The brothers Lemuel T. Ward, Jr. (1896-1985) and Steve Ward (1895-1976) are recognized as the fathers of the modern movement in decorative wildlife, or decoy, carving in America.[2]

The Ward Brothers' House and Shop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". Ward Brothers' House and Shop, Somerset County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-08.

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