Chester Hall

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Chester Hall
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LocationRound Top Road & Church Hill Road (MD 213), Chestertown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°12′17″N76°2′43″W / 39.20472°N 76.04528°W / 39.20472; -76.04528 Coordinates: 39°12′17″N76°2′43″W / 39.20472°N 76.04528°W / 39.20472; -76.04528
Area64.3 acres (26.0 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
Built byForman, Joseph; Whittington, Thomas
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 80001831 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1980

Chester Hall, also known as Rye Hall, is a historic home located at Chestertown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a large brick Georgian / Federal style Flemish bond brick dwelling constructed in the 1790s. The house measures approximately 48 feet by 36 feet and is two stories tall above a high basement. [2]

Chester Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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 Bourne (November 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chester Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.