West Denton Warehouse-Wharf

West Denton Warehouse--Wharf
West Denton Warehouse-Wharf is located in Maryland
West Denton Warehouse-Wharf
Location within Maryland
West Denton Warehouse-Wharf is located in the United States
West Denton Warehouse-Wharf
Location within the United States
Location10215 River Landing Rd., West Denton, Maryland
Coordinates38°53′18″N 75°50′23″W / 38.88833°N 75.83972°W / 38.88833; -75.83972
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
NRHP reference No.00001285[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2000

West Denton Warehouse-Wharf is a historic warehouse located at West Denton, Caroline County, Maryland. It is an early-20th century timber-framed warehouse structure situated along the west bank of the upper Choptank River. The earliest section was built about 1850, and is the 40 foot x 100 foot center portion. The north (40 foot x 20 foot) and south (40 foot x 40 foot) additions were built in the 1940s. It is a representative example of a type of structure which served various functions in connection with waterborne commerce, and is one of only two remaining riverfront warehouses in Maryland.[2]

The location is associated with the 1858 capture of Underground Railroad conductor Hugh Hazlett, who was transported on a steamboat from Denton to face trial in Cambridge.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

Restoration

The Joppa wharf warehouse was restored and the wharf rebuilt. It became part of the National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.[4]

The wharf in 2026

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Ralph Eshelman; Patricia Guida & Carl Scheffel, Jr. (January 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Denton Warehouse-Wharf" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Denton Steamboat Wharf". Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Denton Steamboat Wharf". Visit Maryland. Maryland Office of Tourism. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
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