Terra Rubra

Terra Rubra

Terra Rubra, September 2008
Location 1755 Keysville Bruceville Road, near Keysville, Maryland, United States
Coordinates 39°37′30″N 77°14′56″W / 39.62500°N 77.24889°W / 39.62500; -77.24889Coordinates: 39°37′30″N 77°14′56″W / 39.62500°N 77.24889°W / 39.62500; -77.24889
Area 158 acres (64 ha)
Built 1753 (1753), 1850s
NRHP Reference # 78001449[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 1978

Terra Rubra is a historic home located near Keysville, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It was the birth site of Francis Scott Key in 1779. The present Federal-style house was built in the 1850s after the Key residence had become badly deteriorated. The original house was built in the 1770s by Francis Key for his son, John Ross Key, father of Francis Scott Key.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Joseph Getty (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Terra Rubra" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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