Keedy House

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Keedy House
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Keedy House, June 2009
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LocationNorthwest of Boonsboro off U.S. Route 40A on Barnes Rd., Boonsboro, Maryland
Coordinates 39°32′22.44″N77°41′54.90″W / 39.5395667°N 77.6985833°W / 39.5395667; -77.6985833 Coordinates: 39°32′22.44″N77°41′54.90″W / 39.5395667°N 77.6985833°W / 39.5395667; -77.6985833
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
NRHP reference No. 74000972 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1974

The Keedy House is a historic home located at Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a 2+12-story home, three bays wide and two deep, built of coursed gray stone about 1790. Also on the property is a small stone bank house with a two-story porch and a small stone springhouse. [2]

The Keedy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Pamela James and Ann Hill (August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Keedy House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.