Jacob and Hannah Leverton House

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Jacob and Hannah Leverton House
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Nearest city3531 Seaman Rd., Preston, Maryland
Coordinates 38°42′8.79″N75°53′28.53″W / 38.7024417°N 75.8912583°W / 38.7024417; -75.8912583 Coordinates: 38°42′8.79″N75°53′28.53″W / 38.7024417°N 75.8912583°W / 38.7024417; -75.8912583
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 09000964 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 2009

Jacob and Hannah Leverton House, also known as the Dyott Farm, is a historic home located at Linchester, near Preston, in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story side-passage-plan brick house with a gable roof constructed in the first quarter of the 19th century. A two-bay, two-story frame wing was built in 1968 to replace the original 1+12-story wing. It was the home of Jacob and Hannah Leverton, Quakers, who were agents of the Underground Railroad. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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. Michael Bourne and Patricia Guida (January 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jacob and Hannah Leverton House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.