The Willows (Cavetown, Maryland)

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The Willows
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LocationSouthwest of Cavetown on Maryland Route 66, Cavetown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°37′34″N77°36′12.3″W / 39.62611°N 77.603417°W / 39.62611; -77.603417 Coordinates: 39°37′34″N77°36′12.3″W / 39.62611°N 77.603417°W / 39.62611; -77.603417
Area150 acres (61 ha)
Built1795 (1795)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 73000940 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1973

The Willows is a historic farm complex located at Cavetown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The farmhouse is a four bay long two-story Federal brick structure that is painted white. Also on the property are a one-story stone springhouse; a log pig house; a brick necessary; a stone smokehouse; "the old house," a former slave quarters; and two frame barns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Nancy Miller and Michael Bourne (November 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Willows" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.