''Elf'' is a racing yacht built in 1888 by

George Lawley & Son George Lawley & Son was a shipbuilding firm operating in Massachusetts from 1866 to 1945. It began in Scituate, then moved to Boston. After founder George Lawley (1823–1915) retired in 1890, his son, grandson and great-grandson upheld the busin ...

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, for William H. Wilkinson. She was designed by George F. Lawley and is the oldest small

yacht A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...

in the United States. She is located at the

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is located in St. Michaels, Maryland, St. Michaels, Maryland, United States and is home to a collection of Chesapeake Bay Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, exhibitions, and Watercraft, vessels. This interacti ...

in St. Michaels, MD.

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. She was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on March 26, 1980.

References

External links

Classic Yacht Restoration Guild - About ''Elf''
*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust 1888 ships Cecil County, Maryland Individual sailing vessels Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Cecil County, Maryland {{CecilCountyMD-NRHP-stub