Nelson Homestead

Nelson Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Crisfield, Maryland
Coordinates	37°59′29″N 75°49′38″W / 37.99139°N 75.82722°W / 37.99139; -75.82722Coordinates: 37°59′29″N 75°49′38″W / 37.99139°N 75.82722°W / 37.99139; -75.82722
Built	1836
Architect	Riggin, Elisha
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	85002175 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1985

Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House, is a historic home located at Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland. It is "telescope" style frame house built about 1836. The three-part building rests on a brick pier foundation and is covered by a series of gable roofs. Also on the property is a small gabled frame building and a family cemetery.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1] In 2014 it was included in the top 10 most important endangered historic properties by Preservation Maryland / Endangered Maryland^[3]

The current owner, Jennifer Smith of the band Naked Blue^[4] is currently working on fundraising to rescue the building and re-purpose it as an artist retreat, music education and heritage tourism site. ^[5]

References

External links

• Nelson Homestead, Somerset County, including photo from 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust

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