Lexon

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LocationCorsica Neck Rd. southwest of Earle Cove, Centreville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°3′16″N76°5′15″W / 39.05444°N 76.08750°W / 39.05444; -76.08750 Coordinates: 39°3′16″N76°5′15″W / 39.05444°N 76.08750°W / 39.05444; -76.08750
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built1760 (1760)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference # 90000726 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1990

Lexon, also known as the Burris-Brockmeyer Farm, is a historic home located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was constructed in the third quarter of the 18th century. It is a two-story brick house with a pitched gable roof, center passage single pile plan. Federal and Greek Revival interior decorative detailing result from changes in the first half of the 19th century. [2]

Centreville, Maryland Incorporated town in Queen Annes County, Maryland, United States

Centreville is an incorporated town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States on the Delmarva Peninsula. Incorporated in 1794, it is the county seat of Queen Anne's County. The population was 4,285 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code is 21617 and the area code is 410. The local telephone exchange is 758. It hosts the Queen Anne's County Fair each summer and was home to three franchises during the existence of the Eastern Shore Baseball League—the Colts, Red Sox, and Orioles. The book Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings is set in Centreville.

Queen Annes County, Maryland County in the United States

Queen Anne's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,798. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place. The county is named for Queen Anne of Great Britain who reigned when the county was established in 1706.

Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Orlando Ridout V and Ronald L. Andrews (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lexon" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.