Kitterman-Buckey Farm
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Kitterman--Buckey Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Johnsville
, Frederick County, Maryland
. It is the remnant of the farm that was established by the German immigrant Christopher Kitteman in 1752, and which remained in the Root/Buckey family from 1790 to 1919. The main house was built about 1752 and is two stories in height. It is composed of two halves, built probably 40 to 50 years apart, and united under a low-sloping slate roof with three chimneys, with additions made in the 19th century and again in the 1950s and 1980s. Also on the property are a springhouse and cabin / smokehouse
both dating to about 1752, a machine shed, horse barn built about 1930, a bank barn
built about 1850, and a silo
from 1934.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
Johnsville, Maryland
Johnsville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Kitterman-Buckey Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.-References:...
, Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
. It is the remnant of the farm that was established by the German immigrant Christopher Kitteman in 1752, and which remained in the Root/Buckey family from 1790 to 1919. The main house was built about 1752 and is two stories in height. It is composed of two halves, built probably 40 to 50 years apart, and united under a low-sloping slate roof with three chimneys, with additions made in the 19th century and again in the 1950s and 1980s. Also on the property are a springhouse and cabin / smokehouse
Smokehouse
A smokehouse is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more.-History:...
both dating to about 1752, a machine shed, horse barn built about 1930, a bank barn
Bank barn
A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one area at the top of the hill and the other at the bottom...
built about 1850, and a silo
Silo
A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silo may also refer to:* Silo , a 3D modeling software* Silo , a defunct chain of retail electronics stores* SILO , used in Linux...
from 1934.
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 2005.
External links
- Kitterman--Buckey Farm, Frederick County, including photo from 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust