Readbourne

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Readbourne
Front of the house
Nearest city Centreville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°7′38″N 76°5′26″W / 39.12722°N 76.09056°W / 39.12722; -76.09056Coordinates: 39°7′38″N 76°5′26″W / 39.12722°N 76.09056°W / 39.12722; -76.09056
Built 1791
Architect James Hollyday, I; James Hollyday, III
Architectural style Georgian
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 73002134[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1973

Readbourne is a historic home located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a five-part Georgian brick house: the center block was built in the early 1730s; the south wing in 1791; and the north wing in 1948. The central part of the house is the most significant, being a "T"-plan, two-story brick building with a hip roof, measuring 60 feet by 2312 feet. All the brick walls are laid in Flemish bond.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. 
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Readbourne. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05. 

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