Cedar Grove is a historic home located near La Plata

La Plata, Maryland

La Plata is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,551 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Charles County.-History:...

, Charles County

Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....

, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It is a three-part house in the late Federal

Federal architecture

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 style, and built about 1854 by Francis Boucher Franklin Burgess. The house consists of a -story main block with a two-part east wing, all of common bond brick construction. There are several outbuildings, including two large barns, a small cattle barn, and several sheds.

Cedar Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1979.

External links

• Cedar Grove, including photo from 1978, at Maryland Historical Trust