Widehall
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Widehall, July 2009
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| Location: | 101 Water St., Chestertown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: | 39°12′27″N 76°3′50″W / 39.2075°N 76.06389°WCoordinates: 39°12′27″N 76°3′50″W / 39.2075°N 76.06389°W |
| Area: | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built: | 1769 |
| Architectural style: | Georgian |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Part of: | Chestertown Historic District (#70000263) |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72000584[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 31, 1972 |
Widehall, also known as Water Lot #16, is a historic home in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland. It is a large, 2 1⁄2-story, mid-Georgian, brick dwelling house built in 1769 by Thomas Smyth. It later was the home of Robert Wright, Governor of Maryland between 1806 and 1809; and of Ezekiel F. Chambers, State and United States Senator and Judge of the Court of Appeals.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972,[1] and it is a contributing property in the Chestertown Historic District.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Widehall. Maryland Historical Trust. 2009-07-11. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=106&COUNTY=Kent&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Kent.
[edit] External links
- Widehall, Kent County, including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Widehall, 101 Water (Front) Street, Chestertown, Kent County, MD: 10 photos, 1 data page and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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