Araby (Mason's Springs, Maryland)

Araby
Location SE of Mason on MD 425, Mason's Springs, Maryland
Coordinates 38°34′43″N 77°6′54″W / 38.57861°N 77.11500°W / 38.57861; -77.11500Coordinates: 38°34′43″N 77°6′54″W / 38.57861°N 77.11500°W / 38.57861; -77.11500
Area 74 acres (30 ha)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 74000947[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 1974

Araby is a historic home located near Mason Springs, Charles County, Maryland. It was the home of William and Sarah Eilbeck, whose daughter Anne married George Mason. George Washington recorded many visits to Araby. It is a mid-18th-century house that was extensively altered in the mid-19th century. Despite the alterations, it remains an example of vernacular domestic architecture and retains a significant amount of original interior and exterior fabric of the Federal period.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. J. Richard Rivoire (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Araby" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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