Upton Scott House

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Location4 Shipwright St.,
Annapolis, Maryland
Coordinates 38°58′29.6″N76°29′23.6″W / 38.974889°N 76.489889°W / 38.974889; -76.489889 Coordinates: 38°58′29.6″N76°29′23.6″W / 38.974889°N 76.489889°W / 38.974889; -76.489889
Built1762
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 75000863 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1975

The Upton Scott House is a historic home in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story, rectangular brick house. The interior is lavish, and the house has sustained only minor alterations in the 20th century. The house was built for Dr. Upton Scott, the personal physician to the Royal Governor of the Province of Maryland, and is of the transitional Georgian style. [2] The house was built by William Brown, and closely resembles Brown's house on the South River, now known as the London Town Publik House. [3]

The Upton Scott House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Calder Loth (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Upton Scott House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. Ware, Donna. "William Brown's House, Lot 87". The London Town Foundation. Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-27.