Jacob F. Shaffer Farm

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Jacob F. Shaffer Farm
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Location4758 Schalk Road No. 1, Millers, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′2″N76°49′34.4″W / 39.70056°N 76.826222°W / 39.70056; -76.826222 Coordinates: 39°42′2″N76°49′34.4″W / 39.70056°N 76.826222°W / 39.70056; -76.826222
Area25.4 acres (10.3 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
Built byShaffer, Jacob F.
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 98001259 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1998

Jacob F. Shaffer Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Millers, Carroll County, Maryland. The complex consists of a brick house built in 1854, a rare stone bank barn, a frame summer kitchen, and a frame corn crib. The house is a two-story, three-bay wide, banked Federal / Greek Revival style brick structure with Flemish bond on the east-facing facade. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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. Kenneth M. Short (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jacob F. Shaffer Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.