Woodlawn (St. Marys, Maryland)

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LocationS of St. Marys on MD 252, W of MD Rt. 5, St. Mary's City, Maryland
Coordinates 38°6′27″N76°23′18″W / 38.10750°N 76.38833°W / 38.10750; -76.38833 Coordinates: 38°6′27″N76°23′18″W / 38.10750°N 76.38833°W / 38.10750; -76.38833
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 80004335 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 02, 1980

Woodlawn is a historic home located at St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is a Federal-style, two-story, five-bay frame house with brick ends, which is two rooms deep and has a gable roof. Each brick end contains a large double exterior chimney. The house is a large and fully developed Federal period house exhibiting one of the most important characteristics of Southern Maryland's 18th-century architecture: brick ends with frame facades. [2] It is now operated as a bed and breakfast.

Woodlawn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. Natalie Shivers and Thomas and Virginia Cox (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Woodlawn" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.