This building is believed to have survived the burning of the town by the British in 1813 during the War of 1812 and bears a plaque awarded to reflect that. The house appears to have originally been one room deep with the house next door on the east (#366) added on as a wing at a slightly later date. It is not known, however, if that adjoining house on the east also survived the burning of the town.

This part of the building (#368) shares the same ownership history as that of 366 until 1860. Both sides of this double house were owned by Mary Anne McCaskey in 1823, deeded to her by Sarah Hall, widow of Havre de Grace’s founder, Robert Young Stokes (1757-1784). After Stokes’ early death, Sarah had married James White Hall. The 1814 tax assessment shows Mary Ann McCaskey owning a stone, two-story dwelling house (22’ x 20’) with a 26’ x 18’ stone addition.

In 1843, a Court Trustee sold the property to Hannah M. Boyce, widow of Roger Boyce. Captain Roger Boyce (1750-1811) was a Revolutionary War veteran who is mentioned in Town Commissioners’ minutes of October 16, 1800, when they referenced an Act of the State of Maryland that would require (among other things) that a “fair plat of said town be kept by the City Clerk, Roger Boyce Esq. describing every lot by its numbers also recording all its transfers of ownership.” Roger Boyce was also one of five commissioners appointed in 1806.

In 1860, a Court Trustee sold the property to Robert R. Vandiver (1808-1885) who owned other properties in the city. Robert Vandiver sold this side of the property in 1873 to James Baldwin (1811-1887), whose wife was Sarah Baldwin. About two years after James died, Sarah sold this to Charles F. Rogers (1865-1896).

Charles Rogers died at a young age and left his brothers and sisters as his heirs at law. However, they deeded it in 1904 to their mother, Caroline Rogers (1833-1926), who lived in Havre de Grace. In 1913 Caroline deeded this to her daughter, Gertrude Rogers, who owned this for about the next 30 years. Ethel I. Leckner (1882-1969) followed as owner and she held it through her death in 1969. By her Last Will and Testament, Ethel left the property to siblings Dorothy Klair Spencer, Louise Gorsuch, and George Werner Klair, born to Louis H. and Cora B. Klair of Havre de Grace. They held the house until 1971 when they sold it to David L. Malin, who also owned 366 Congress Avenue. He continues to own it as a rental property.

Through some of the years, this side of the building has housed some business offices, including that of an insurance company, whereas the eastern side has mostly been housing. Both sides now appear to be residential.

County Records
Built 1825. 1518 sq ft, 2 baths, 2 stories, no basement, 1200 sq ft lot.