In 1838, Henry Barnes (1792-1858) purchased this lot and built this two-story double house by 1840, one side of which was for the Methodist Protestant Church which was formed in 1828. The church side was named Emory Chapel and served as a Methodist Church until 1856. After the cornerstone for the new Methodist Church was laid in 1857 at 109 South Union Avenue, this building became known simply as a double frame house on a large lot that extended back to Freedom Lane, where there was a stable.

Early owners of the house were Joseph M. Simmons (1824-1900) and his wife, who sold it in 1879 to Harrison Hopper. Simmons, along with Robert Vandiver, Israel Allen, John DuBois, and John Thompson Frieze had incorporated their business, “The Marine Railway and Manufacturing Company of Havre de Grace” in February 1868. Simmons also was a coal merchant. Other owners of this house, besides Simmons, in the late 1800s were Harrison Hopper and Charles H. Slicer, all of whom also owned the Parker Mitchell House at 518 Franklin Street in different years before the turn of the 20th century.

Elmer and Mary E. Bennett purchased the property in 1903 and it remained owned by members of the Bennett extended family until 1978, when Zelma Bennett Kelly (1894-1978) died. Elmer Bennett served as Bailiff of Havre de Grace from 1921-1923 but died in 1931. Zelma Kelly was an elected officer in the Chesapeake Council of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in the 1930s-1940s along with Rebecca Carver Charshee.

The Estate of Zelma Kelly sold this to Francis and Betty Jane Houck and upon the death of Betty Jane in 1995 this property was conveyed to Trudy Houck and Pamela Fraser. Three years later Trudy Houck sold her interest to the former Pamela Fraser, now known as Pamela Crouse, and her husband, Oliver D. Crouse. They have owned this property since then.

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Built 1900. 2752 sq ft, 2 stories no basement, 2 baths, 12,000 sq ft lot.