Henry Nelson House

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Henry Nelson House
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Location10822 Gas House Pike, New Market, Maryland
Coordinates 39°25′59″N77°17′19″W / 39.43306°N 77.28861°W / 39.43306; -77.28861 Coordinates: 39°25′59″N77°17′19″W / 39.43306°N 77.28861°W / 39.43306; -77.28861
Area66 acres (27 ha)
Built1800 (1800)
NRHP reference No. 80001811 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1980

The Henry Nelson House is a historic home and farm complex located at New Market, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story, coursed stone rubble house built about 1800, with a gable roof, and a corbeled brick cornice. Outbuildings include a barn, log springhouse, and a small log house. [2]

The Henry Nelson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. Cherilyn Widell and Robert H. Robey (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Henry Nelson House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.