William B. Tennison (bugeye)

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TENNISON, WM. B. (Chesapeake Bay Bugeye)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	Solomons, Maryland
Coordinates:	38°19′30″N 76°27′39″W / 38.325, -76.46083Coordinates: 38°19′30″N 76°27′39″W / 38.325, -76.46083
Built/Founded:	1899
Architect:	Miles,B.P.; Laird, Frank
Architectural style(s):	Other
Added to NRHP:	March 27, 1980
NRHP Reference#:	80001799 ^[1]
Governing body:	Private

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 ported at the Calvert Maritime Museum in Solomons, Maryland ^[2].

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
^ Maryland Historical Trust. National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Calvert County. Maryland Historical Trust (2008-06-08).

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