Cedar Park (Galesville, Maryland)
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Cedar Park is a historic home at Galesville
, Anne Arundel County
, Maryland
, United States
. It was originally constructed in 1702 as a -story post-in-the-ground structure, with hand-hewn timbers and riven clapboards
, with chimneys at either end. Later additions and modifications, in 1736 and in the early 19th century, resulted in the brick structure of today. Also on the property is a frame tenant house or slave quarters of the mid-19th century. Between 1825 and 1834, it was an academy for young women operated by Margaret Mercer as "Miss Mercer's School.".
Cedar Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1969.
Galesville, Maryland
Galesville, Maryland is an unincorporated town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is located at 38°50'35" North 076°32'37" West.-History:...
, Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
, 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
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. It was originally constructed in 1702 as a -story post-in-the-ground structure, with hand-hewn timbers and riven clapboards
Clapboard (architecture)
Clapboard, also known as bevel siding or lap siding or weather-board , is a board used typically for exterior horizontal siding that has one edge thicker than the other and where the board above laps over the one below...
, with chimneys at either end. Later additions and modifications, in 1736 and in the early 19th century, resulted in the brick structure of today. Also on the property is a frame tenant house or slave quarters of the mid-19th century. Between 1825 and 1834, it was an academy for young women operated by Margaret Mercer as "Miss Mercer's School.".
Cedar Park 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 1969.
External links
- Cedar Park, Anne Arundel County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust