Waterloo (Princess Anne, Maryland)

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LocationMt. Vernon Road (MD 362), Princess Anne, Maryland
Coordinates 38°13′35″N75°45′9″W / 38.22639°N 75.75250°W / 38.22639; -75.75250
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1750 (1750)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 86000257 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1986

Waterloo is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a two-story four-room plan Flemish bond brick house, Georgian-period brick house built about 1750-1760 by Henry Waggaman. [2] It features a Corinthian columned porch with a rooftop balustrade. Also on the property is a group of outbuildings including a doctor's office, a five-car garage, a frame caretaker's house, a small pump house, and the Waggaman-Riggin family cemetery. During the 19th century the property was owned by several locally prominent families until 1864, when the farm was purchased by the county for an almshouse. The county retained ownership of the property until 1948. [2] The house was operated as a Bed & Breakfast for several years, but is now under private ownership.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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. 1 2 Paul Touart (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Waterloo" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.