Ridgeton Farm


Ridgeton Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Taylors Island, Maryland
Coordinates	38°27′39″N 76°18′24″W / 38.46083°N 76.30667°W / 38.46083; -76.30667Coordinates: 38°27′39″N 76°18′24″W / 38.46083°N 76.30667°W / 38.46083; -76.30667
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1857 (1857)
Built by	Fred Ridgeton
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	77000694^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 5, 1977

Ridgeton Farm is a historic home located at Taylor's Island, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is an Italianate style, two story home built about 1857-1860 by the local architect Fred Ridgeton, who was quite unknown in the region. The house features a hip roof with a center gable, a widow's walk, and two huge interior chimneys. The property also includes a complex of 19th century barn and sheds.^[2]

Ridgeton Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Michael Bourne and Randolph M. Cornell (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ridgeton Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links

Ridgeton Farm, Dorchester County, including photo from 1975, at Maryland Historical Trust

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

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