Dorothy Arters and Fred E. Thomas bought the Price-Ringgold House on Locust Street in 1887 from David Jones. In 1904 the property was sold to Mary Ringgold and Thomas Ringgold Price. Marian Price Steuart, one of the original founding members of The Kent Island Heritage Society, Inc., next lived in this house until her death…

Captain James Edward Jones and his wife Sarah Carroll built a prior house here in 1880 that was destroyed by fire. The present house was built in 1882. It has been in the Carroll family since then and is presently owned by Pamela Price Sawyer.

Dorothy Arters and Fred E. Thomas bought the Price-Ringgold House on Locust Street in 1887 from David Jones, who built the house. In 1904 the property was sold to Mary Ringgold and Thomas Ringgold Price. Marian Price Steuart, one of the original founding members of The Kent Island Heritage Society, Inc., next lived in this…

This is one of the three oldest homes in Stevensville and one of two with fishscale siding. Wooden pegs used in its construction can be seen in the attic. This house was owned by Bloody Point Lighthouse Keeper Moses Legg and his wife, Ann Wrightson Legg. The street, then New Legg Road, was later changed…

The Cockey House, built ca. 1870, was originally owned by Charles B. Downes. An 1877 map identifies it as the parsonage for the First Methodist Protestant Church, which rented it until a new parsonage was built next to the church. [See Site 20.] Miss Mary Cockey, an elementary school teacher, and her father, James Cockey,…

The Capt. Eugene Herbert House was built from ca. 1870-1875 by Capt. Gene and his brother, Sam, both carpenters. Capt. Gene was master of a sailing vessel, plying the waters from Maine to North Carolina carrying coal, lime, phosphate and wheat. The Herbert’s had one daughter, Eugenia, who was often mistaken for First Lady Eleanor…

Since 1983, this has been the home of the Kent Island Federation of Arts. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday and exhibits pictures and crafts by local and other artists. The house was built ca. 1900 for Dr. William L. Henry, his wife and their two sons. The entrance to Dr. Henry’s office can…

The home of Charles G. “Gil” and Florence Dunn was built from 1910-1912 for George Holland, a cannery owner. Former owners were John M. Ruth and John Daniel. Gil Dunn was a pharmacist for more than 40 years at the Kent Island Shopping Center.