East New Market
Property Reports
28 Academy Street
Name House
Also known as the Gracie Blades House.
From the Maryland Historical Trust - State Historic Sites Inventory Form - 1985
2 story, L-shaped; asphalt tile roof. Asbestos over wood exterior, brick foundation. Front facade is 3 bay; entrance in 3rd. Door transom has colored and patterned glass with 2 side lights (top patterned; bottom frosted). The door has a frosted light at top and 2 square horizontal wood panels at bottom. The screen door in unusual, having a horizontal wooden guard consisting of turned spindles. Windows, 2 over 2, are from floor to ceiling. Original louvered shudders. There in a veranda supported by turned columns and decorative scrolled brackets and pendants. Cornices with returns extend across gabled end. 2 inside chimney (1 with corbels). There is an enclosed side porch. The rear L is 2 bays wide. A portion of the narrow weatherwood is visible which has been covered with wood and than asbestos shingles. Right side is 4 bays wide. This structure is Carpenter Gothic style. An outbuilding is a 3-sided shed with overhang and tin roof.