Wright's


Known Name(s)

Wright's Hotel

Address

26 Calvert Street Annapolis, Maryland

Establishment Type(s)

Hotel

Physical Status

Demolished

Description

Now part of garage and county buildings. 1930 Annapolis Sanborn Map shows a 3 story building joined in a row on Calvert Street. See April 1930 Annapolis Sanborn Map Sheet 11. By the 1959 version, the building had been demolished for a parking lot.

Detailed History

Wright's Hotel on the east side of Calvert Street was run by Stanley L. Wright, who lived in the building with his wife, Margaret B. Wright and several others who appear to be boarders in the house. (Source 1940 US Census). 1930 Annapolis Sanborn Map has building labeled as "school room," and the Stanton HIgh School used the lobby of the hotel for assemblies or other large gatherings including the school's choral group practices until the new Stanton High School was opened in 1932.

 

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