Silver Houses Historic District
Historic district in Maryland, United States
United States historic place
Silver Houses Historic District | |
 Benjamin Silver House in 2007 | |
39°36′22″N 76°11′47″W / 39.60611°N 76.19639°W / 39.60611; -76.19639 | |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
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| Built | 1853 (1853) |
| Architect | Reasin, William H.; Hogg, John W. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001800[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1984 |
Silver Houses Historic District is a national historic district near Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a group of mid-19th century farmsteads and a church in rural east central Harford County. The district comprises a total of 36 resources, including four stone residences with related agricultural outbuildings, and the site of a fifth stone house, marked by a large frame barn, a frame tenant house, and two outbuildings. The houses were built between 1853 and 1859 by members of the Silver family. The district also includes the Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church, a Gothic-influenced stone building of 1871, designed by John W. Hogg.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
Contributing properties
- Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church,[3] 440 Darlington Road
- Benjamin Silver House[4] and John A. Silver House Site, 3646 Harmony Church Road
- Jeremiah P. Silver House, "Lebanon," aka "Seven Springs Farm,"[5] 337 Fox Road
- Silas B. Silver House, "Silverton",[6] 3643 Harmony Church Road
- William F. Silver House, "Shadowstone Farm",[7] 521 Darlington Road
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Janet Davis (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Silver Houses Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church at the Maryland Historical Trust
- ^ Benjamin Silver House at the Maryland Historical Trust
- ^ Jeremiah Silver House at the Maryland Historical Trust
- ^ Silas B. Silver House at the Maryland Historical Trust
- ^ William F. Silver House at the Maryland Historical Trust
External links
- Silver Houses Historic District, Harford County, including photo dated 1982, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Boundary Map of the Silver Houses Historic District, Harford County, at Maryland Historical Trust
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