Victorian Corn Cribs

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Victorian Corn Cribs
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LocationDoncaster Road, St. Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates 38°47′10″N76°8′11″W / 38.78611°N 76.13639°W / 38.78611; -76.13639 Coordinates: 38°47′10″N76°8′11″W / 38.78611°N 76.13639°W / 38.78611; -76.13639
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 76002289 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1976

Victorian Corn Cribs are historic agricultural buildings at St. Michael's, Talbot County, Maryland. The two structures feature elaborate tracery along the eaves and bargeboards, and are connected by a low, rough shed. They were moved from their original site on the north side of U.S. Route 13, about two miles east of Westover, in Somerset County, to their present Talbot County site in June 1975. [2]

It 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. Anne E. Hill and Lois Snyderman (June 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Victorian Corn Cribs" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.