Friendship (Stevensville, Maryland)

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LocationKent Point Road (MD 8), Stevensville, Maryland
Coordinates 38°57′12″N76°20′43″W / 38.95333°N 76.34528°W / 38.95333; -76.34528 Coordinates: 38°57′12″N76°20′43″W / 38.95333°N 76.34528°W / 38.95333; -76.34528
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1740 (1740)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 94000727 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1994

Friendship is a historic home located at Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a 1+12-story dwelling of Flemish bond brick construction and was built in two stages, both dating to the 18th century. The earliest section is traditionally believed to date to the 1740s. Also on the property is a frame smoke house and dairy. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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. Orlando Ridout V (1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friendship" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.