Carvill Hall

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Carvill Hall
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Carvill Hall in 1973
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Nearest city Chestertown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°15′34″N76°12′6″W / 39.25944°N 76.20167°W / 39.25944; -76.20167 Coordinates: 39°15′34″N76°12′6″W / 39.25944°N 76.20167°W / 39.25944; -76.20167
Built1694–1709
NRHP reference No. 73000930 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1973

Carvill Hall, also known as Carvill's Prevention, Salter's Load. or Packerton, is a historic home located at Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. It is a 2+12-story Flemish bond brick house, with exterior corbeled brick chimneys at each gable end. The main block was built between 1694 and 1709. [2] [3] Additions to the main block date to the 19th century.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Carvill Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. 1972-06-19. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  3. "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Carvill Hall. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05.