William and Catherine Biggs Farm
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The William and Catherine Biggs Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Detour
, Carroll County
, Maryland
, United States
. The complex consists of a stone house, a stone outbuilding / summer kitchen, a frame bank barn
, and an early-20th-century concrete block barn, dairy building, and silo. The house is a two-story, five-by-two-bay
structure with a three-by-two-bay, two-story rear wing. It is built primarily of rubble stone.
The William and Catherine Biggs Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001.
Detour, Maryland
Detour is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. William and Catherine Biggs Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.-References:...
, Carroll County
Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 167,134. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton , signer of the American Declaration of Independence. Its county seat is Westminster....
, 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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. The complex consists of a stone house, a stone outbuilding / summer kitchen, a frame bank barn
Bank barn
A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one area at the top of the hill and the other at the bottom...
, and an early-20th-century concrete block barn, dairy building, and silo. The house is a two-story, five-by-two-bay
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
structure with a three-by-two-bay, two-story rear wing. It is built primarily of rubble stone.
The William and Catherine Biggs Farm 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 2001.
External links
- William and Catherine Biggs Farm, Carroll County, including photo in 2000, at Maryland Historical Trust