William B. Tennison (Chesapeake Bay Bugeye) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tennison_Above_Dec_08.JPG) William B. Tennison Solomons, Maryland, December 2008 | |
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| Location | Solomons, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°19′30″N 76°27′39″W / 38.32500°N 76.46083°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | B.P. Miles, Frank Laird |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001799 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 1980[1] |
| Designated NHL | April 19, 1994[2] |
The William B. Tennison is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye built in 1899 and converted to an oyster buy-boat in 1906–07. With the conversion her sail rig was removed and an engine inserted, and is the only surviving example of this conversion. Her construction marks a transition between log construction and plank construction. She is homeported at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland.[3] The Tennison is reputed to be the second oldest licensed passenger vessel in the United States.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and as a National Historic Landmark in 1994.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Wm. B.TENNISON (Buy-boat)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Calvert County. Maryland Historical Trust. June 8, 2008.
- ^ Eshelman, Ralph (August 23, 1993). "National Historic Landmark Nomination". National Park Service. Retrieved April 3, 2009.