Kennersley

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Kennersley
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LocationSoutheast Creek Road, Church Hill, Maryland
Coordinates 39°8′46″N76°1′58″W / 39.14611°N 76.03278°W / 39.14611; -76.03278
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1785 (1785)
NRHP reference No. 83002961 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1983

Kennersley is a historic home located at Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a large five-part Flemish bond brick house believed to date to the last quarter of the 18th century. The central block is approximately 35 feet square, two and a half stories high, with the pitched gable roof. Flanking one-story hyphens connect the central block with a pair of flanking 1+12-story wings. The house was constructed between 1785 and 1798. [2]

Kennersley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kennersley" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.