Caleb's Discovery

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Caleb's Discovery
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Caleb's Discovery from US Route 50
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LocationOcean Gateway (US 50), Berlin, Maryland
Coordinates 38°20′0″N75°12′30″W / 38.33333°N 75.20833°W / 38.33333; -75.20833 Coordinates: 38°20′0″N75°12′30″W / 38.33333°N 75.20833°W / 38.33333; -75.20833
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
NRHP reference No. 75000931 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1975

Caleb's Discovery is a historic home located two miles west of Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. The house consists of two sections, the 1+12-story kitchen wing, dating from the early 18th century, and the 2+12-story living room wing, dating from about 1820. It is a good illustration of the incorporation of an early house into a later structure without the loss of the earlier building's identity. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [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. Ann Hill and Pamela James (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caleb's Discovery" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.