Gillis-Grier House

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Gillis-Grier House
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Location401 N. Division St., Salisbury, Maryland
Coordinates 38°22′14″N75°35′54″W / 38.37056°N 75.59833°W / 38.37056; -75.59833 Coordinates: 38°22′14″N75°35′54″W / 38.37056°N 75.59833°W / 38.37056; -75.59833
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
NRHP reference No. 72000589 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1972

The Gillis-Grier House is a historic home located at Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story Queen Anne style frame house built in 1887 by James Cannon. The house has gable-front elevations on three sides, a three-story octagonal tower, and a shorter 2+12-story service wing. Also on the property is a frame 1+12-story stable, now used as a garage. It is one of the dwellings that define Salisbury's Newtown neighborhood and named after the two inter-related families that held title to the property between 1896 and 1975. [2]

The Gillis-Grier House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [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 (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gillis-Grier House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.