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Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland)

Coordinates: 38°20′9″N 76°47′25″W / 38.33583°N 76.79028°W / 38.33583; -76.79028
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Bachelor's Hope
Bachelors Hope, 1937
Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland)
Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland) is located in the United States
Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland)
LocationOff MD 238, Chaptico, Maryland
Coordinates38°20′9″N 76°47′25″W / 38.33583°N 76.79028°W / 38.33583; -76.79028
NRHP reference No.72001483 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1972

Bachelor's Hope is a historic home located at Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is known for the two-story brick central block with a jerkinhead roof, which contains one large ground-floor room. On either side are one-story, two-room brick wings. No other known 18th century structure in the state exists with a similar combination of the "Great Hall" plan, facade, and component features.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Mrs. Preston Parish (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bachelor's Hope" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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