When Patrick Boyd (1818-1893) died, he had been the owner of this land since 1851 when he bought some of it from John Lumsden, some from Mary Hitchcock in 1882, and some from Amanda S. Williams in 1890. Deeds do not reveal exactly when this house was built; however, because it is known that Gerald Boyd was born in 1892 and living here, it is assumed that the house existed then. Patrick Boyd bequeathed this lot to his son, John F. Boyd, who died three years later, leaving his wife, Maggie, and four children. In 1917, James P.F. Boyd and John F. Boyd (born in 1897) deeded this home to their mother, Maggie Boyd.

Gerald Boyd was born June 22, 1892, and was living at this address when he was inducted into the Army as a Private in WWI. He served in the Ordnance Training Camp at Hancock, Georgia, then the 211th Mob. Ordnance Rep Shop September 8, 1918. He was overseas from September 1918 to discharge February 25, 1919. He is listed on the Honor Roll in Tydings Park and died in 1977.

John Francis Boyd was born in Havre de Grace in 1897 and was living at this address when he was welcomed aboard the Naval Reserve July 12, 1918. He was named a Seaman Second Class in Philadelphia in September 1918 and assigned to the 6th Naval Base at Queenstown, Ireland, on September 13, 1918. He served aboard the USS Chester until made inactive on June 11, 1919. He also is on the Roll of Honor at Tydings Park.

Maggie Boyd died in 1951 and bequeathed the home to John F. Boyd who sold it the following year to Michael Gorman Boyd (1897-1956) and John Patrick Boyd (1899-1979). In 1963, they sold the home to their nephew, William Michael “Billy Wolfie” Boyd (1937-2007), a U.S. Army veteran. Duck decoys that were carved occasionally by “Billy Wolfie” Boyd can be found today in decoy marketplaces. William M. Boyd was married to Patricia Ann Boyd and they had a son, Steven, who grew up here and became good friends with “River Rat” William Schweers who lived just around the corner on Otsego Street (their back yards almost adjoined).

As part of a divorce settlement in 1986, Patricia Boyd deeded the home to William M. Boyd, who sold it three years later. Beginning in 1989 this was the studio, gallery, frame shop, and home of artist Valerie A. Lloyd and her family. A stained glass house number and folding doors with etched glass designs reflect the period in which the house was built. Valerie specialized in work that was Chesapeake Bay related. She produced the mural at the Decoy Museum depicting the Susquehanna Flats at the turn of the century. It is the background for the Museum’s “wet display” and stands 12 feet high and 72 feet long.

This house was bought by Daniel W. and Mary E. Keithley in 2010 who also own 526-528 North Adams Street and, because they live elsewhere, this appears to be an investment property.

County Records
Built 1935. 1440 square feet, 2 stories with basement, 1 bath.