Strawberry Hill (Creagerstown, Maryland)

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Strawberry Hill
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Location12155 Creagerstown Road (MD 550), Creagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°34′16″N77°21′14″W / 39.57111°N 77.35389°W / 39.57111; -77.35389 Coordinates: 39°34′16″N77°21′14″W / 39.57111°N 77.35389°W / 39.57111; -77.35389
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1783 (1783)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 76000993 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1976

Strawberry Hill is a Georgian style farmhouse near Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, built in 1783. The house is substantially similar in plan to nearby Pennterra, but lacks Pennterra's later Victorian additions. The locally quarried stone includes an unusual diamond pattern on the southeast side of the house. [2]

Strawberry Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. George J. Andreve (May 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Strawberry Hill" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.