The present church is a fine example of Queen Ame style architecture. The unusual chimney style is known as lancet, a style that dates back to the 13th century. The building contains many wooden pegs rather than nails and some of the bricks used in the foundation were from the earlier churches at Broad Creek. The Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Queen Anne's County purchased the property in July 2003 after recognizing the historical significance since it at one time housed the oldest continuous Episcopal congregation in the United States. That purchase also included the adjacent parsonage which predates the church by forty years and in 1866 was used to house the Chesapeake Female Institution, a day school for young ladies.
One of the most unique structures on the Eastern Shore, this National Register site is located on a tract of land once called Steven’s Adventure, granted to Francis Stevens in 1694. Built c. 1809, the Cray House is a rare example of post-and-plank construction, where hand-sawn logs are mortised and tenoned into vertical corner posts, forming the sides of the building.
The vacant station was used as a dwelling by a local family for several years then again vacated and left to be neglected and completely unnoticed. It was donated to the Kent Island Heritage Society and moved by a long list of friends and Heritage Society members who contributed their skill and labor generously. Now the restoration is complete and everyone is cordially invited to visit and see and feel the simple comforts and conveniences that were part of America nearly a century ago. In the early days of railroading, a crew was assigned its own caboose, which served as their home for days at a time. The crew consisted of the conductor, the flagman and the brakeman. These rolling homes were equipped with mattresses and bed linens, easy chairs, iceboxes and cook stove. The culinary talents of the crews became legendary.
There was no bank on Kent Island before 1900. With limited resources and a concerted effort a corporation was formed in 1903. The name of the corporation was “The Stevensville Saving Bank of Queen Anne’s County.” Later in 1912 the name was changed to “The Stevensville Bank of Maryland.” The president of the new corporation was Charles B. Downs. Original bank-directors included: Charles Percy Kemp, Milton Hysore Price, Issac Grollman, B. Harrison Bright, William E. Denny, Sr. Hugh A. Legg, and John Fletcher Ruth. Historic 1903 Bank Building on the National Register of Historic Places. Original fixtures still in place, including the vault & safe. Located in the Stevensville Arts & Entertainment District. Situated next to the Amalfi Coast Italian Wine Bar. Located 3 miles from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, 35 miles SE from BWI Airport, 44 miles SE from Baltimore, and 43 miles east of Washington, DC.
The Old Stevensville Post Office in downtown Stevensville, Maryland served as a gathering spot for townspeople to share news from the mid to late 1800s to the early 20th Century. The 730 square foot building was first noted on an 1877 map, and today is gold in color, gable end to the street, and trimmed with white gingerbread eaves. Records show it served as the Stevensville Post Office until the 1950s. At one time, the government paid a monthly rent of $18.75 and it cost $25 annually to heat the building. Today our docents invite tourists to imagine the covered wagons and horse-drawn sleighs that pulled up to the doors of the Post Office so rural route mail carriers could load up and deliver mail from Kent Island's Love Point to Kent Point. The Old Stevensville Post Office was acquired by the Kent Island Heritage Society in 1997.
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Enjoy a leisurely tour of historic buildings open the first Saturday of each month April through November. Docents take you back to the turn of last century when Stevensville citizens lived a much different life than they do now. Go antique shopping, eat at local restaurants, or grab a bite to eat at the bakery.
