James K.P. Wolfe House

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James K.P. Wolfe House
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Location1201 Motter Ave., Frederick, Maryland
Coordinates 39°25′49.19″N77°24′37.45″W / 39.4303306°N 77.4104028°W / 39.4303306; -77.4104028 Coordinates: 39°25′49.19″N77°24′37.45″W / 39.4303306°N 77.4104028°W / 39.4303306; -77.4104028
Arealess than one acre
Built1889 (1889)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 02001582 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2002

The James K.P. Wolfe House is a historic home in Frederick, Maryland. It is a two-story, frame, single hall plan, Victorian period farmhouse with Gothic Revival-style detailing. It is a late-19th century example of the Maryland Piedmont farmhouse. The dwelling was built in 1889 by the Wolfe family, who owned the property until 1936. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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. Kirsten G. Peeler (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: James K.P. Wolfe House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.