Solomon Arter House

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Solomon Arter House
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Location4029 Geeting Rd., Union Mills, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′11″N76°59′27″W / 39.68639°N 76.99083°W / 39.68639; -76.99083 Coordinates: 39°41′11″N76°59′27″W / 39.68639°N 76.99083°W / 39.68639; -76.99083
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1810 (1810)
Architectural stylePennsylvania German
NRHP reference No. 87001569 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1987

The Solomon Arter House is a historic two-story, three-bay log home in Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It was built in about 1810 by Solomon Arter, a member of the Arter family that was prominent in the Pennsylvania German culture of this region. The structure is representative of Pennsylvania German domestic architecture in Carroll County, and is significant for the preservation of its interior stenciling. Also on the property is an 1872 bank barn, hogpen, and 1883 frame Victorian tenant house. [2]

The Solomon Arter House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

The house lies outside area of the proposed Union Mills Reservoir. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Joe Getty (May 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Solomon Arter House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. "2014 Carroll County Master Plan Map". Department of Land Use, Planning & Development. 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.