Readbourne
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Nearest city | Centreville, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°7′38″N 76°5′26″W / 39.12722°N 76.09056°WCoordinates: 39°7′38″N 76°5′26″W / 39.12722°N 76.09056°W |
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 231⁄2 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Readbourne. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05.
External links
- Readbourne, Queen Anne's County, including photo from 1971, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Readbourne, Land's End Road, Wilmer Neck, Centreville vicinity, Queen Anne's County, MD: 9 photos and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
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