These two lots, along with the two lots east of them (now 551 Pennington Avenue), were owned in the late 1800s into the early 1900s by John S. and Mary A. Wilson. The Wilsons sold the property to the African-American Home Lodge No.2160 of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows that appears to have occupied the building. The Lodge Trustees sold these two lots in 1918 to William A. Bentley (1870-1924) and his wife, Hannah J. Bentley (the Lodge sold the other two lots separately).

William Bentley predeceased his wife, Hannah, who died in 1959 and by her Will left this property to her brother, Joseph Durbin, then widowed. Joseph and his wife, Olivia, had owned 118-120 St. John Street (now demolished) and ran Zisk’s Club 100 there, while living on the second floor for several years. Joseph sold this property to The Maryland Company who sold it in 1960 to Arthur Cortland Brown (1902-1993). Five years later, Arthur added his second wife, Agnes Cecilia Brown, to the deed. However, in 1988 Agnes died so Arthur conveyed the property to his daughter, Meta G. Clark, and himself in 1989.

Arthur Brown having died four years later, Meta Clark sold the property in 1997 to Pamela Millicent Wallett. Pamela was the daughter of William F. “Bill” Wallett, Jr. (1898-1968), a WWI veteran and retired circus performer and his wife, Ada B. Wallett (1913-2004). In 1941 the Walletts had opened a popular convenience store, called Wallett’s, at Juniata and Revolution Streets, where they sold groceries, beer, and sandwiches for several years. After the 1968 death of Bill Wallett, Ada married Arthur F. Miller (1917-2006) who had fought with the Royal Scots in WWII. Arthur and Ada had built a home for themselves in 1983 at 705 South Adams Street but sold it in 1997.

As can be seen from photos, an addition with two entrance doors was added to the east side of the original house since the MIHP inventory of June 1977. It is thought that the addition may have been made by Pamela Wallett. The addition was set back from the road behind a fence, unlike the original house that opens directly onto the sidewalk. In 1988, Pamela Wallett deeded this home to her mother, Ada Wallett Miller (1913-2004), for her natural life, with it going to Pamela upon the death of Ada.

With the death of Ada Wallett Miller in 2004, this was owned solely by Pamela Wallett. In 2013 Pamela sold this home to David M. and Diana N. Saulsbury. Diana served on the Havre de Grace Independence Day Commission for 2018. The Saulsburys lived here for nine years before selling the home in 2021 to 214 N Union, LLC, which owns other properties in the city.

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Built 1904. 1745 sq ft, 1 story, 3.5 baths, 6,000 sq ft lot.