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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.
The William Chapline House in Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States is a large stone house built about 1790. The house has shaped stonework at the front and rubble stonework on the sides with a cast-iron porch added around the turn of the twentieth century. The house was damaged during the Battle of Antietam, when it was hit with canister shot. At that time it was occupied by Dr. Augustin A. Biggs, who treated the wounded from the battle in the house.
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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.