Cedar Grove (Williamsport, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
Cedar Grove is a historic home located at Leitersburg
, Washington County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a two-story, four-bay
brick-cased log dwelling with a central chimney built of stone and brick. The original part of the house was built about 1760, with later Federal
-style additions. The house is likely one of the early tenement houses on Lord Baltimore's Conococheague Manor.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1999.
Leitersburg, Maryland
Leitersburg is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 523 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Leitersburg is located at ....
, Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
, 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 two-story, four-bay
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
brick-cased log dwelling with a central chimney built of stone and brick. The original part of the house was built about 1760, with later 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...
-style additions. The house is likely one of the early tenement houses on Lord Baltimore's Conococheague Manor.
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 1999.
External links
- Cedar Grove, Washington County, including photo in 1998, at Maryland Historical Trust