Mitchell House (Fair Hill, Maryland)

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Mitchell House
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Mitchell House, Fair Hill MD, April 2010
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Location3370 Singerly Road (MD 213), Fair Hill, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′8″N75°52′6″W / 39.70222°N 75.86833°W / 39.70222; -75.86833 Coordinates: 39°42′8″N75°52′6″W / 39.70222°N 75.86833°W / 39.70222; -75.86833
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1764 (1764)
NRHP reference No. 80001806 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1980

Mitchell House is a historic home located at Fair Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story side-hall, double-parlor plan granite house with frame additions, built originally about 1764. [2]

Mitchell House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. George W. Lutz and Paul B. Touart (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mitchell House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.