This was one of five contiguous properties sold by Mary Goldsborough (the widow of Howes Goldsborough, 1790-1841) in 1855 to Robert L. Morgan (1819-1878) and his wife, Elizabeth, of Halls Cross Roads. Those five lots on the west side of Union Avenue between Green and Franklin Streets are now known as the Aveilhe House at #300; the old Post Office building at #308, an apartment building at #314-316; this Wright-Henry House at #322; and the empty store at #324.

The Morgans sold this property in 1862 to John Wright (1831-1887). It appears that Martha Jane Wright (1830-1910), John’s widow, continued to live here after John’s death and in 1903 she sold this home to her sons, John Geyer Wright (1860-1928) and Clarence Leslie Wright (1871-1969), reserving a life estate. After Martha died in 1910, and John died in 1928, Clarence Wright and his wife, Fannie, purchased this in 1935. Fannie predeceased Clarence and, having been owned by the Wright family for 107 years, the home was sold by Clarence’s estate at public auction in 1969 to Louis H. Miller and Joseph D. Silverstein (1909-1981).

This property at 322 North Union Avenue was purchased by Duane Allan Henry (1926-2011) and Wilma Henry in 1971, who divorced in 1974. Duane later married Christianne D. Henry. In 1979, they purchased the next door corner property, 324 North Union Avenue, where they operated the Susquehanna Trading Company. The couple were founding members of the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum and played a pivotal role in getting Havre de Grace recognized as “The Decoy Capital of the World.” Duane Henry was preceded in death by his son, Duane A. Henry Jr., and Christianne had a daughter, Christina McKnight Carty.

In 1977, and other times, this property was opened to the Annual Candlelight Tours by the Henrys. Gloucester blue with white trim and Williamsburg decorations presented an attractive exterior for the frame house built on property with a land grant of 1744, the oldest found at the Harford County Courthouse. They used the property as a home, printing shop, and antiques shop. Hepplewhite furniture and a 250-year old English bookcase highlighted the dining room. In the shop next door were Chesapeake Bay gunning decoys, decoy lamps and prints, antiques and reproductions. David Walker, a local decoy carver, gave painting demonstrations during one of the Candlelight Tours. Upstairs the living room was in blue with velvet upholstered sofa and chairs and an unusual settee. A patio was relaid on old brick foundations and enhanced by a rustic fence, boxwoods, and a herb garden. The owners completed a kitchen in 1980 with an island, accented by hanging copper utensils and dark wood cabinets.

Duane Henry, a WWII veteran who joined the navy when he was only 16 years old, was a photographer and also ran the Susquehanna Trading Company. In 1992 it boasted being the “Oldest and Finest Decoy Shop,” and specializing in R. Madison Mitchell's decoys. After Duane Henry’s death in 2011, the Havre de Grace City Council fondly remembered him with the announcement: “Duane A. Henry, The longtime city businessman, journalist, political pundit, raconteur and practical jokester, who was 85, died at Perry Point VA Medical Center on December 14, 2011.”

Christianne Henry continued to live in this home and to own #324 next door until 2017 when she sold both properties to Raymond Perry Stone & Associates (of Florida). Raymond and Bonnie Stone, his wife, both grew up in Havre de Grace and have many family members in Harford County. They therefore remember these properties as they were in their prime and are in the process of renovating both properties with the use of local contractors.

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Built 1860. 2320 sq ft, 2 stories, 5590 sq ft lot; 1 bath; cedar exterior siding.