Summary
The Daniel Sheffer Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is dominated by the two story brick main house, which was constructed between 1840 and 1850. Outbuildings include a stone spring house, a large wood-frame barn, constructed about 1900, and several wood-frame outbuildings including a corncrib, a wagon shed, three frame wood sheds, two tractor sheds, and a chicken house. A concrete block milk house and terra cotta silo were added to the complex in the 1930s. In September 1862, the property served as a temporary hospital for wounded soldiers during the Battle of South Mountain in the American Civil War.[2]
Daniel Sheffer Farm | |
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| Location | 8926 Mount Tabor Road, Middletown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′43″N 77°35′39″W / 39.47861°N 77.59417°W |
| Area | 144.3 acres (58.4 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001375[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 2001 |
The Daniel Sheffer Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Katherine Grandine (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Daniel Sheffer Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links edit
- Daniel Sheffer Farmstead, Frederick County, including photo from 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust