Arlington (Westover, Maryland)
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Arlington is a historic home located at Westover
, Somerset County
, Maryland
, and is located at the end of James Ring Road on Maryland Route 361
. It is a prominent mid-18th century Flemish bond brick dwelling. It was built around 1750 by Ephraim Wilson, the two-story, center hall, single-pile house is highlighted by glazed checkerboard brick patterns on each wall. It features a Federal
period porch enriched with a cornice of paired modillion blocks and original engaged Tuscan
columns against the back wall.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1992.
Westover, Maryland
Westover is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is located on Maryland Route 413 near its terminus at U.S. Route 13. The small community is home to many important services in Somerset County....
, Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, and is located at the end of James Ring Road on Maryland Route 361
Maryland Route 361
Maryland Route 361 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Fairmount Road, the state highway runs from the beginning of state maintenance in Upper Fairmount east to MD 413 in Westover...
. It is a prominent mid-18th century Flemish bond brick dwelling. It was built around 1750 by Ephraim Wilson, the two-story, center hall, single-pile house is highlighted by glazed checkerboard brick patterns on each wall. It features a Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
period porch enriched with a cornice of paired modillion blocks and original engaged Tuscan
Tuscan order
Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
columns against the back wall.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1992.
External links
- Arlington, Somerset County, including photo from 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust