Chestertown's Brick Walk of Honor

Chestertown's Brick Walk of Honor is located at 207 Calvert Street, Chestertown, behind the Kent County Public Library.  The building's official name is The Chestertown Library, Inc. Building but it is often referred to as the "Yellow Building" or "Hearse House".  It was formerly the Kenneth Walley Funeral Home.

In June, 2004, the Board of The Chestertown Library, Inc., (formed in 1943 by the Woman's Literary Club of Chestertown) donated $2650.00 to the Kent County Commissioners for the construction of a brick walk from the front of the Chestertown Library, Inc. Building around to the side entrance.  Note:  The Woman’s Literary Club of Chestertown was formed in 1902 when eleven young Chestertown women got together for their ‘literary improvement’. The Club opened the Chestertown Library in 1907 and it continued to operate as a private small library one hundred years until 2002. 
After the closing of the Library, the Woman’s Literary Club established a partnership with the Kent County Public Library and the Kent County Commissioners to renovate 207 Calvert Street in exchange for meeting rights twice a month.  

More than 100 bricks have been placed in the brick walk of honor. The Woman’s Literary Club manages the sale of the bricks and any profit is donated to the Kent County Public Library. The Woman’s Literary Club installed thirty eight bricks honoring all of the librarians of the Chestertown Library, Inc. along with the special people who nurtured the library for many years including Rafael J. Guastavino, who was the library’s financial advisor. Among other the names one will find along the walk are George Rudolph Brown, former Acting Chief of Police of Chestertown; Sheriff Allan Blizzard;  Judge Elroy G. Boyer; Jeanne K. Geibel, Loyal Librarian, 30 years; Elmer E. Horsey, Mayor; Celebrating pure sea glass – R. LaMotte; Joe Massey – In gratitude – the Friends; Sarah Meredith, Faithful Volunteer; in memory of ‘Hound Dog’ Brown; The Questers, Lambert Wickes Chapter; in memory of William “Shadow” Warren, Jr.; Carol Wilson, Historian; For Love of Books and Kids by Grandbarrows; Judith Reveal, Writer; Adele France, Founder, WLC, 1902; Hazel O. Walsh, Devoted Reader – Loving Mother; The McDonalds – Pat Reads Books – Paul Does Banjo; Good Books, Good Friend – Virginia Croker; Friend Teacher, Gail Jandy Livingstone; Movies Are Magic – Patricia Molloy; in memory of Governor W. Donald Schaefer; Husband – Father – Bruce A. Somers 1950-2011; Chris Roseberry – Queen Bee 1980-2010; in memory of Frank Perdue.