Tammany, or Mount Tammany, is a historic home located at Williamsport

Williamsport, Maryland

Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census and 2,278 as of July 2008.-Geography: Williamsport is located at ....

, Washington County, Maryland

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...

, United States

United States

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. It is a two-part brick structure resting on low fieldstone

Fieldstone

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 foundations. The main block is a two-story, three-bay structure with a side hall entrance. Attached to its north gable wall is a two-story five-bay structure also of brick. The house features a one-story porch with a low hipped roof, supported by round Doric

Doric order

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 columns. It is believed to have been built in the 1780s by Matthew Van Lear, a prominent early resident of Washington County.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1979.

External links

• Tammany, Washington County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust