Elisha Kirk House

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Elisha Kirk House
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Location18 Cross Keys Road, Calvert, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′55″N75°59′4″W / 39.69861°N 75.98444°W / 39.69861; -75.98444 Coordinates: 39°41′55″N75°59′4″W / 39.69861°N 75.98444°W / 39.69861; -75.98444
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Builtc. 1813 (1813)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 82002809 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1982

Elisha Kirk House is a historic home located at Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, Federal-style brick house built about 1813, five bays wide and two deep, with a new stone wing. The house features a one-story, flat-roofed portico with four Doric columns. [2]

During the period of 1867 through the mid-1880s, Mary E. Ireland and her family lived at the Elisha Kirk House. [3]

The Elisha Kirk House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Touart (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elisha Kirk House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. Sturgill, Erika Quesenbery (August 12, 2017). "Historic gem hits the market in Elisha Kirk House". Cecil Daily. Retrieved January 2, 2022.