Truman's Place

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Truman's Place
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LocationGallant Green Rd., Hughesville, Maryland
Coordinates 38°33′58″N76°46′41″W / 38.56611°N 76.77806°W / 38.56611; -76.77806 Coordinates: 38°33′58″N76°46′41″W / 38.56611°N 76.77806°W / 38.56611; -76.77806
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1770 (1770)
ArchitectGardiner, Richard; Gardiner, Thomas I.
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No. 87002264 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1988

Truman's Place is a historic home located at Hughesville, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story brick structure with a smaller two-story brick wing built in the mid-19th century. The house incorporates the brick shell of a 1770, one-story, five-bay dwelling with a kitchen-service wing. Outbuildings include a tenant house with an attached stable, a tobacco barn, a garden shed, and a three-bay garage. The home takes its name from a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) proprietary manor grant to Nathaniel Truman in 1666. [2]

Truman's Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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. J. Richard Rivoire (August 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Truman's Place" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.