The Vineyard (Bel Air, Maryland)
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The Vineyard is a historic home and farm complex located at Bel Air, Harford County
, Maryland
, United States
. It consists of a cluster of buildings on a knoll
in the center of a 310 acres (125.5 ha) working grain and livestock farm. The main house is a large stone structure, the oldest section of which comprises a two-story side stairhall / double parlor dwelling built about 1804. Two bays
were added to the old house around 1870. Historically significant outbuildings, include three structures (a dairy/smokehouse
, an ice house, and a slave quarter) which may predate the older section of the main building.
The Vineyard was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1994.
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...
, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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. It consists of a cluster of buildings on a knoll
Hillock
A hillock or knoll is a small hill, usually separated from a larger group of hills such as a range. Hillocks are similar in their distribution and size to small mesas or buttes. The term is largely a British one...
in the center of a 310 acres (125.5 ha) working grain and livestock farm. The main house is a large stone structure, the oldest section of which comprises a two-story side stairhall / double parlor dwelling built about 1804. Two bays
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:...
were added to the old house around 1870. Historically significant outbuildings, include three structures (a dairy/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:...
, an ice house, and a slave quarter) which may predate the older section of the main building.
The Vineyard 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 1994.
External links
- The Vineyard, Harford County, including photo from 1993, Maryland Historical Trust website