Waddy House

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Waddy House
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LocationPerryhawkin Road, Princess Anne, Maryland
Coordinates 38°11′37″N75°38′54″W / 38.19361°N 75.64833°W / 38.19361; -75.64833 Coordinates: 38°11′37″N75°38′54″W / 38.19361°N 75.64833°W / 38.19361; -75.64833
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1740 (1740)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 88002221 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

The Waddy House, also known as the Williamson farm or the Jarvis Ballard house, is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1+12-story, Georgian-style mid-18th-century brick house supported by a raised Flemish bond brick foundation. The four-room plan dwelling measures 32 feet across by 32 feet deep. The house is one of a small collection of early brick houses surviving in Somerset County. [2]

The Waddy House 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. Paul B. Touart (October 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Waddy House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.