Kefauver Place
Encyclopedia
Kefauver Place is a historic farm complex located at Rohrersville
, Washington County
, Maryland
, United States
. It includes a log cabin
built about 1820; a log barn of about 1830 with later-19th century additions; a 19th century timber-framed corn crib; a two-story brick house constructed around 1880; an early-20th century masonry root cellar; and a frame summer kitchen, hog pen, chicken house, and garage all dating from about 1930. Also on the property are two fieldstone
spring enclosures. It is located on a 21 acres (84,984.1 m²) property.
Kefauver Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
Rohrersville, Maryland
Rohrersville is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rohrersville is located at ....
, Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
, 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 includes a log cabin
Log cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...
built about 1820; a log barn of about 1830 with later-19th century additions; a 19th century timber-framed corn crib; a two-story brick house constructed around 1880; an early-20th century masonry root cellar; and a frame summer kitchen, hog pen, chicken house, and garage all dating from about 1930. Also on the property are two fieldstone
Fieldstone
Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...
spring enclosures. It is located on a 21 acres (84,984.1 m²) property.
Kefauver Place 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 2005.
External links
- Kefauver Place, Washington County, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust