Tolson's Chapel
Historic church in Maryland, United States in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 2008, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Tolson's Chapel and School 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 111 E. High St., Sharpsburg, MD |
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08001012 |
| Type of place | chapel, school building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 111 E. High St., Sharpsburg, MD |
| Coordinates | 39.45820, -77.74648 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Antietam National Battlefield · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rohrbach Group Campground 1 mi · Horseshoe Bend Hiker-Biker Campsite 2 mi · Killiansburg Cave Hiker-Biker Campsite 3 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 08001012. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.