Yarmouth (Cambridge, Maryland)

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Yarmouth
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LocationBestpitch Ferry Road, Cambridge, Maryland
Coordinates 38°26′12″N76°0′10″W / 38.43667°N 76.00278°W / 38.43667; -76.00278 Coordinates: 38°26′12″N76°0′10″W / 38.43667°N 76.00278°W / 38.43667; -76.00278
Area300 acres (120 ha)
Built1730 (1730)
NRHP reference No. 78001455 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1978

Yarmouth, also known as White House Farm, Brick House Farm, and Eccleston's Hill, is a historic home located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story Flemish bond brick structure built above a high basement built about 1730. Also on the property is an 18th-century granary. [2]

Yarmouth 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. Michael Bourne and Randolph M. Cornell (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Yarmouth" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.