Little Elk Farm

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Little Elk Farm
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Location392 Little Elk Creek Road, Providence, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′29″N75°54′7″W / 39.70806°N 75.90194°W / 39.70806; -75.90194 Coordinates: 39°42′29″N75°54′7″W / 39.70806°N 75.90194°W / 39.70806; -75.90194
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP reference No. 79001121 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1979

Little Elk Farm, also known as Little Venture, is a historic home located at Providence, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a late-18th-century 2+12-story, stone main section, with a smaller 1+12-story stone wing. A late-19th-century kitchen addition is attached to wing. [2]

The Little Elk Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. Paul B. Touart and Mrs. Harol Copley (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Little Elk Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.