Long Hill (Wetipquin, Maryland)

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Long Hill
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The main house at Long Hill in 2012
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Nearest city Wetipquin, Maryland
Coordinates 38°19′32″N75°50′7″W / 38.32556°N 75.83528°W / 38.32556; -75.83528 Coordinates: 38°19′32″N75°50′7″W / 38.32556°N 75.83528°W / 38.32556; -75.83528
Area79 acres (32 ha)
Built1767 (1767)
NRHP reference No. 74000978 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 1974

Long Hill is a historic home overlooking Wetipquin Creek in Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It was built about 1767 and is a five bay wide wood panelled and brick house set on a brick foundation laid in Flemish bond. It is an essentially untouched Maryland dwelling, dating from the second half of the 18th century. The house is associated with the Dashiell family, several of whom took an active part in the affairs of the colony. [2]

Long Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Lois Snyderman and Ann Hill (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Long Hill" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.