Bennett's Adventure is a historic home located at Allen

Allen, Maryland

Allen is an unincorporated community in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

, Wicomico County

Wicomico County, Maryland

As of the census of 2010, there were 98,733 people, 37,220 households, and 24,172 families residing in the county. The population density was 261.7 people per square mile . There were 41,192 housing units at an average density of 109.2 per square mile...

, 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...

, United States

United States

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. It is a -story gambrel

Gambrel

A gambrel is a usually-symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep. This design provides the advantages of a sloped roof while maximizing headroom on the building's upper level...

-roofed brick house. It has a two-room plan with central hall. The house is associated with Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett (Governor)

Richard Bennett was an English Governor of the Colony of Virginia.Born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, Bennett served as governor from 30 April 1652, until 2 March 1655...

, one of the governors of the Virginia colony, and with the prominent Dashiell family of Maryland.

Bennett's Adventure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1975.

External links

• Bennett's Adventure, Wicomico County, including photo from 1970, at Maryland Historical Trust