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Location205 Columbia St., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates 39°39′25″N78°45′48″W / 39.65694°N 78.76333°W / 39.65694; -78.76333
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
ArchitectButler, Wright
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 78001440 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1978

Wright Butler House is a historic home in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story, Queen Anne-style suburban one-unit dwelling built about 1896. The house was the home of Wright Butler (1868–1932), one of Cumberland's leading architects at the turn of the 20th century. He also designed the George Truog House. [2]

The Wright Butler House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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. Ronald L. Andrews (February 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wright Butler House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.