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McPherson's Purchase
Nearest city: Pomfret, Maryland Coordinates: 38°35′56″N 77°2′51″W / 38.59889°N 77.0475°WCoordinates: 38°35′56″N 77°2′51″W / 38.59889°N 77.0475°W Built: 1920 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 85000019
[1]Added to NRHP: January 03, 1985 McPherson's Purchase is a historic farm complex dating to the 19th century and located near Pomfret, Charles County, Maryland, United States.
It is a working farm encompassing 120 acres (0.49 km2), a majority of which is cleared and under cultivation. Located there is a complex of 18 domestic and agricultural support structures, 11 of which date prior to 1870. They include two tobacco barns, two wagon or equipment sheds, a corncrib, and a granary, all dating from about 1840-1860, and a former tobacco house built in the late 18th century. Other buildings include a kitchen-service structure, a small garden or storage shed, and a meathouse. A duplex slave quarters with a central chimney is also on the property as well as seven early-20th century buildings, including a double-pile frame house of simple architectural styling built about 1910. It is significant as a unique representative of a regionally typical 19th century farmstead.[2]
McPherson's Purchase was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". McPherson's Purchase, Charles County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-08. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=847&COUNTY=Charles&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Charles.
External links
- McPherson's Purchase, including photo from 1978, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Houses in Charles County, Maryland
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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