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On the National Register of Historic Places, this three-bay side-hall double-parlor house was built in 1823. It was later expanded. During the mid-19th century, Benjamin F. Cronise had a dry goods store here.
The Joseph C. Hays House at 103–105 West Main Street in Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States, was originally built in 1823 as a three-bay side hall double-parlor house in the Federal style. It was soon expanded to the east with a two-bay parlor and one commercial bay. The east parlor entered commercial use during the mid-19th century as a dry goods store operated by Benjamin F. Cronise. Circa 1920 a storefront was added and a copper front was applied with BANK lettered under a central pediment, behind a marquee.
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This large stone building built around 1790 is on the National Register of Historic Places. The front of the house has shaped stonework, and there is rubble stonework on the sides. Its cast-iron porch was added around 1900. During the U.S. Civil War, a canister shot damaged the house during the Battle of Antietam of 1862. Dr. Augustin A. Biggs treated people wounded from the battle in the house.
Built around 1832, this building was constructed with limestone with Greek Revival influences. There is a log workshop attached, which was built with corner-post log construction with diagonal bracing. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The most busy weekend in Sharpsburg every year hosts musical performances, including Civil War field music, vendors, a full-day guided hike of the battlefield, special lectures, and a whole host of other activities.