Hobson's Choice (Woodbine, Maryland)

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Hobson's Choice
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Nearest city3145 Florence Rd., Woodbine, Maryland
Coordinates 39°18′20.1″N77°5′26.7″W / 39.305583°N 77.090750°W / 39.305583; -77.090750 Coordinates: 39°18′20.1″N77°5′26.7″W / 39.305583°N 77.090750°W / 39.305583; -77.090750
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 84001802 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1984

Hobson's Choice, is an historic home located at Woodbine, Howard County, Maryland. It is a five-bay, two-and-a-half-story rectangular brick house built about 1830, with a low-pitched gable roof and a recent low two-story frame rear wing. The woodwork is Greek Revival in influence. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Ronald L. Andrews (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hobson's Choice" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.