7 South Main St.

This 1876 two story, five bay frame structure, with a turn of the century storefront, was once occupied by J.A. Miller’s general store which he opened in 1887 and continued in the business for 59 years. While running the store, Miller served as an official weather reporter for the US Weather Bureau. For years, he served as a correspondent for the Hagerstown Morning Herald. He also ran a printing service for the community and published the Antietam Wavelet, Keedysville’s first and only newspaper. The Masons bought this building in 1921 and converted the second floor for Lodge meetings. Antietam Lodge 197 AF&AM is the only Masonic Lodge in America named after a Civil War battle.