Lankford House

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Lankford House
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LocationMaryland Route 667, Marion, Maryland
Coordinates 38°3′4″N75°42′21″W / 38.05111°N 75.70583°W / 38.05111; -75.70583
Area15.5 acres (6.3 ha)
Built1798 (1798)
NRHP reference No. 84001870 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1984

Lankford House, also known as Anderson House, is a historic home located at Marion, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a two-story, four-bay, single-pile frame house constructed between 1834 and 1840. It features well executed, Greek Revival trim and woodwork. A single story frame hyphen connects the main house to a frame kitchen built about 1798. Also on the property is the 19th century Lankford family burial plot and frame smokehouse. [2]

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. Paul B. Touart (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lankford House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.