The land on which this formerly vine-covered cottage stands is on the southwest corner of Congress Avenue and South Washington Street. The lot was sold by John and Louisa Moore in 1868 to George R. Carver (1838-1918). Carver had recently married Josephine Berry who had been widowed in 1859 when her husband, William Berry, was killed in the Battle of Chancellorsville (Virginia) while serving with the Twelfth New Hampshire Regiment. It is thought that George Carver may have built this home for his new wife. When Carver died in 1918, he deeded the home to Josephine S. Carver (1843-1922), who died four years later. Josephine left the bulk of her estate to her sister, Flora M. Page, and Jackson W. Maslin qualified as Executor. Pursuant to Josephine's Will, her Executor sold this property in 1922 to "Albert S. Maslin and Merle S. Maslin." They may have been the ones who enclosed the sun porch during the 1920s.

Charles "Albert" Maslin (1900-1984) and his wife Clara Merle Maslin (1901-1986) lived at this address in 1940 with their son Charles Albert "Dick" Maslin, Jr. as well as Mary Emma Stephenson, Clara Maslin’s mother. Albert was a WWI veteran whose WWI registration shows that he lived at 113 South Washington Street with other family members in 1918, prior to moving here. Albert retired as an electrician from the Perry Point Veterans Administration Hospital after 40 years and was active in several civic and fraternal organizations. He was a member of the Havre de Grace Chapter of the Masons, as well as the Susquehanna Hose Company. He used the house's two-story outbuilding as his workshop.

Albert and Clara's son, Captain “Dick” Maslin was a Chesapeake Bay Boat Captain who died in 1968 in an accident while guiding a container ship through the C&D Canal. Captain Dick had married Mollie Lee Maslin (1934-2016), who became a well-known horse woman in Harford County. They lived on a farm in Perryman where they raised a son, Charles Albert “Chuck” Maslin III and a daughter, Mary Lee Harris, along with Mary's daughter, Mary Margaret Lee Harris. Chuck Maslin inherited this home on South Washington Street around 1986.

In 1990, Chuck Maslin opened this home to an Annual Candlelight Tour. The Greek cross plan of the house was covered by four prominent bracketed gables with a center hall including a small foyer and cross hall in front and one room on either side. Marbelized slate mantle pieces were in the living room and dining room. The owner’s taste was reflected in many collections from the sports world and his travels, including the halter of the horse Northern Dancer and Billy Shoemaker’s goggles from his final race. Original Mazda lamps were in the living room chandelier. Noted were the original four-over-four double-hung windows, still in service after more than 100 years. Modern additions were a hot tub and wine cellar (that no longer exist). His Christmas tree shined with several thousand golden lamps and balls.

Chuck Maslin now lives here with his wife, Lori Hahn Maslin. The two-story outbuilding still has its original slate roof and previously served as an office for the Maslins’ businesses.

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1800 sq ft, 2 stories no basement, 1 bath, 6208 sq ft lot.