Dr. William B. Pritchard House

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Dr. William B. Pritchard House
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Location29995 Polks Road, Princess Anne, Maryland
Coordinates 38°15′49″N75°42′36″W / 38.26361°N 75.71000°W / 38.26361; -75.71000 Coordinates: 38°15′49″N75°42′36″W / 38.26361°N 75.71000°W / 38.26361; -75.71000
Area15.3 acres (6.2 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Built byRichard A. Malone
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000879 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1996

Dr. William B. Pritchard House is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a 2+12-story, five-bay, frame dwelling constructed in several stages between about 1860 and 1906. It features a porch with a distinctive octagonal gazebo. A traditional 19th-century farmhouse, it was reworked extensively around 1904–1906 in the Colonial Revival style by New York physician, Dr. William B. Pritchard as a country retreat. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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. Paul B. Touart (October 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dr. William B. Pritchard House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.