Clifton (Ednor, Maryland)

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Location17107 New Hampshire Ave, Ednor, Maryland
Coordinates 39°8′17″N76°59′39″W / 39.13806°N 76.99417°W / 39.13806; -76.99417 Coordinates: 39°8′17″N76°59′39″W / 39.13806°N 76.99417°W / 39.13806; -76.99417
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1742 (1742)
NRHP reference No. 74000959 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1974

Clifton is a historic home located at Ednor, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1+12-story gambrel-roofed brick structure with a lower north wing, also with a gambrel roof. Outbuildings on the property include a wood-frame shed and a guest house or cottage. It is one of the few extant mid-18th-century buildings in Montgomery County and is associated with the local Quaker community, which by 1753 had been organized into the Sandy Spring Meeting of Friends. [2]

Clifton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Christopher Owens (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Clifton" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.