Antietam National Cemetery, Headquarters No. 1, 302 Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Significance: Located within the gates of Antietam National Cemetery, Headquarters No. 1 is a one and a half story Dutch Colonial Revival style structure similar to those popular in middle class suburban neighborhoods in the early half of the twentieth century. It is built from a Office of the Quartermaster General standard plan for new National Cemetery lodges in the 1920s. National Cemeteries in Danville and City Point, Virginia—both built in 1928—and Marietta, Georgia—built in 1921—had the same floor plan and general exterior details as the Antietam building. Built to replace the cemetery's original 1867 Superintendent's Lodge, the structure was intended to serve as the new work and living quarters for the superintendent.
Survey number: HABS MD-936-C
Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction