Brookeville Woolen Mill and House

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Brookeville Woolen Mill and House
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Nearest city1901 Brighton Dam Road, Brookeville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°11′51″N77°2′53″W / 39.19750°N 77.04806°W / 39.19750; -77.04806
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1783 (1783)
NRHP reference No. 78001472 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1978

The Brookeville Woolen Mill and House is a historic home and woolen mill located in Brookeville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. The complex consists of two buildings constructed of rubble masonry. The woolen mill is a small one-story structure. South of the mill are two stone worker's houses, one of which is a three-by-two-bay, 1+12-story stone house. The house was most likely constructed prior to 1783. The complex may have been built by the Riggs family, who later became well-known bankers and merchants in Washington, D.C. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michael F. Dwyer (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brookeville Woolen Mill and House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.