Yellow Brick House
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The Yellow Brick House, or Moorfield, is a historic home located at Bilvalve
, Wicomico County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a Federal
-style two story brick dwelling built about 1810. The house is one of the largest Federal-style dwellings left in Wicomico County.
The Yellow Brick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Bivalve, Maryland
Bivalve is a small town along the eastern shore of the lower Nanticoke River, near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay, in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Bivalve takes its name from the oyster, upon which the town's economy once depended. Currently there is no economy to speak of. It is...
, Wicomico County
Wicomico County, Maryland
As of the census of 2010, there were 98,733 people, 37,220 households, and 24,172 families residing in the county. The population density was 261.7 people per square mile . There were 41,192 housing units at an average density of 109.2 per square mile...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is a 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 two story brick dwelling built about 1810. The house is one of the largest Federal-style dwellings left in Wicomico County.
The Yellow Brick House 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 1978.
External links
- Yellow Brick House, Wicomico County, including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust