Wilton (Wye Mills, Maryland)

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LocationWye Mills Centreville Road (MD 662), Wye Mills, Maryland
Coordinates 38°56′58″N76°4′37″W / 38.94944°N 76.07694°W / 38.94944; -76.07694 Coordinates: 38°56′58″N76°4′37″W / 38.94944°N 76.07694°W / 38.94944; -76.07694
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1749 (1749)
Built byEdward Lloyd, III
Joseph George
NRHP reference No. 77001506 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1977

Wilton is a historic home located at Wye Mills, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It consists of the original brick structure, built between 1749 and 1770, which is a three-bay, 2+12-story block, approximately 22 feet by 26 feet. About 1800 a major Flemish bond brick addition was made to the house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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. Eldridge B. Duffee, Jr. (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilton" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.