The HOD House, 512 Seth Street, Oxford, Talbot County, MD
Summary
Significance: The HOD house is a vernacular adaptation of a ship's deckhouse for use as a dwelling on land. "Hod" is a mariner's term used for the mid-ship deckhouse on a sailing vessel, usually located between the fore- and mainmast (or House on Deck). The house also has a connection to historian/author Jane Foster Tucker and her husband Ernest Tucker, Jr., a noted yacht designer, boating enthusiast and handicapped person.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1674
Survey number: HABS MD-1290
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1964-1965 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after 2007 Demolished
Tags
Date
1928 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Tucker, Jane Foster
Tucker, Ernest, Jr
Loscomb, Elmer
Loscomb, William
Giovanni, Salvo
Giovanni, Lynnea
Croteau, Todd, project manager
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
Oxford, 38.68651, -76.17161
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html