Edgewood (Frederick, Maryland)

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Edgewood
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Nearest city Frederick, Maryland
Coordinates 39°27′32″N77°25′27″W / 39.45889°N 77.42417°W / 39.45889; -77.42417 Coordinates: 39°27′32″N77°25′27″W / 39.45889°N 77.42417°W / 39.45889; -77.42417
Built1775
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001129 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1979
Removed from NRHP2014

Edgewood is a historic home located at Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story multipart limestone farmhouse featuring narrow courses of native stone. The house was constructed and added to over the 18th and 19th century and reflects the Greek Revival style popular at that time. It is associated with the Schley family, prominent 19th century residents of Frederick County, who held the farm from 1830 until 1911. [2]

Edgewood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It was destroyed by fire in 2010 and has been delisted from the register. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Frederick County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-12-14.
  3. "Enclave at Clover Hill". Frederick County Planning Commission. November 12, 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.