Geeting Farm is a historic home located at Keedysville

Keedysville, Maryland

Keedysville is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 482 as of the 2000 Census. As of 1 July 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the town's population at 862, a 78.8% increase from 2000.-Geography:...

, Washington County

Washington County, Maryland

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, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It is a two-story, five-bay

Bay (architecture)

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 log dwelling resting on low fieldstone

Fieldstone

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 foundations, with a one-story, three-bay stone addition. Numerous sheds and outbuildings are located near the house. Its builder was George Adam Geeting, who is said to have come to the Keedysville area in 1759, was the founder and first minister of the Brethren in Christ Church

Brethren in Christ Church

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The Geeting Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1977.

External links

• Geeting Farm, Washington County, including photo in 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust