Woodview

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Woodview
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Woodview in 2007
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Location1326 Somerville Road, Bel Air, Maryland
Coordinates 39°29′47″N76°20′56″W / 39.49639°N 76.34889°W / 39.49639; -76.34889
Area37.9 acres (15.3 ha)
Built1744 (1744)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 90001574 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1990

Woodview, also known as Gibson's Ridge, is a historic home located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-section, 2+12-story Federal style stone house. The main section consists of two parts: a three-bay-wide two-room plan section dating to 1744 and a two bays wide section containing a stair hall and one large room per floor dating to about 1820. The second section is a small-scale, 2+12-story stone wing dating to the 18th century. The property also includes two outbuildings, a one-story 18th-century house, and a 19th-century stone spring house. [2] Smells of wood smoke.

Woodview was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Christopher Weeks (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Woodview" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.