Readbourne
Readbourne is a historic home on the Chester River located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a five-part Georgian brick house: the center block was built in the early 1730s; the south wing in 1791; and the north wing in 1948. The central part of the house is the most significant, being a T-shaped, two-story brick building with a hip roof, measuring 60 feet (18 m) by 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 m). All of the brick walls are laid in Flemish bond. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was built by James Hollyday, a prominent politician for the Province of Maryland. It was once owned by William Fahnestock Jr. of the New York banking family.
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| Location | Land's End Road, Centreville, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°7′38″N 76°5′26″W / 39.12722°N 76.09056°W |
| Area | 212 acres (86 ha) |
| Built | 1791 |
| Built by | Hollyday, James, I; Hollyday, James, III |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002134[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Readbourne is a historic home on the Chester River located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a five-part Georgian brick house: the center block was built in the early 1730s; the south wing in 1791; and the north wing in 1948. The central part of the house is the most significant, being a T-shaped, two-story brick building with a hip roof, measuring 60 feet (18 m) by 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 m). All of the brick walls are laid in Flemish bond.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was built by James Hollyday, a prominent politician for the Province of Maryland.[1] It was once owned by William Fahnestock Jr. of the New York banking family.
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Readbourne in 2016
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Ratcliffe Manor
- Wye House
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Michael Bourne (November 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Readbourne" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Readbourne, Queen Anne's County, including photo from 1971, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-99, "Readbourne, Land's End Road, Wilmer Neck, Centreville vicinity, Queen Anne's County, MD", 9 photos, supplemental material
- House of the Week: "Readbourne" - 2020 newspaper article with color photos
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