Marble Head | |
Location | 24435 Marblehead Rd. Ridgely, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 38°59′21″N75°48′18″W / 38.98917°N 75.80500°W Coordinates: 38°59′21″N75°48′18″W / 38.98917°N 75.80500°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1803 | -1820
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 02001577 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 27, 2002 |
Marble Head is a historic home located at Ridgely, Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, three-part stuccoed brick house that was apparently built in stages between 1803 and 1820. It has nearly complete interior finishes dating to the early 19th century. [2]
Marble Head was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
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Castle Hall is a historic home, formerly part of a larger farm of the same name. The home itself is on a 5.739 acre parcel that was subdivided from the farm in the late 20th century. The surrounding farm, still used for agricultural purposes, is located in Goldsboro, Caroline County, Maryland, and covers 676 acres. The main structure is a three-part "telescope" house, so called because it was built in stages, with each successive addition being smaller than the previous one. The original 2+1⁄2-story portion is the largest of the three parts and stands at the northeast end. The smallest of the three parts is constructed of both wood framing and brick, unlike the rest of the structure which is almost entirely brick. It was built by Thomas Hardcastle in 1781.
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Williston Mill Historic District is a national historic district in Denton, Caroline County, Maryland. It consists of two historic structures—a grist mill and a miller's house—which share the acreage with the mill stream and race that empties into Mill Creek, a tributary of the Choptank River. The Williston miller's house is a two-story, four-bay single-pile frame dwelling, built originally between 1840 and 1850 with later 19th century expansions. The mill building dates from around 1830–1840, with the two-story section built around 1895. It is one of two grist mills that remain standing in Caroline County.
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