Avalon (New Windsor, Maryland)

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Avalon
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Location1111 Slingluff Road
New Windsor, Maryland
Coordinates 39°32′30.5″N77°5′45.4″W / 39.541806°N 77.095944°W / 39.541806; -77.095944 Coordinates: 39°32′30.5″N77°5′45.4″W / 39.541806°N 77.095944°W / 39.541806; -77.095944
Area10.6 acres (4.3 ha)
Built1814 (1814)
Architectural styleNeo-Classical
NRHP reference No. 87001407 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1987

Avalon is a historic home located near New Windsor, Carroll County, Maryland. It is a 1+12-story, early-19th-century brick house constructed c. 1814, and reflecting the influence of Neoclassical architecture. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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. PeterKurtze, Orlando Ridout V & Joe Getty (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Avalon" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.