1034 Main Street - Darlington Historic District - Darlington, MD - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Taken from the NRHP nomination form, "1034 Main Street (HA-21) (HABS MD.13-DARL-1); c. 1810 (?)
Known as the Dr. Kirk House (for the father and son physicians who lived and practiced medicine here from the late 1890s
until 1968) this is one of the oldest structures in the Village,
indeed in this part of the County. It is a large, two 1/2 story,
5 bay stone house, three bays deep, with a two-story, 4-bay rear
wing at right angles to the main house. Flush end chimneys of
brick rise at each gable end. The gable roof is covered with
slate. The stone walls are of a warm mixture of beige and gray,
geologically related to Port Deposit granite, quarried locally;
the slate was quarried at Cardiff in northern Harford County.
The center bay of the main house is the principle entrance.
Typical windows have Port Deposit granite lintels, 6/6 sash, and
shutter hardware.
A small porch shades the principle entrance and a shed
roofed porch of early, possibly original, date extends across the
right (north) end, sheltering a secondary entrance, as though
intended for office use. A recessed bay in the north wall of the
rear ell wing provides an interesting second story gallery
looking into the courtyard formed by the house and a detached
two- story stone meathouse. There is also a large stone and
frame barn.
Much original interior work remains, and is, like the
exterior, "typical of early 19th century traditional architecture, with only a suggestion of the style changes of the
early Republic".
This house is located at the principle street intersection
of Darlington and is surrounded by ample lawns and specimen trees
including three massive hollies.
The home is called "Post Office and Western Union Telegraph
Office" on the 1878 Martinet Map. It also appears on the 1858
map of the Village. Reference to a stone dwelling house on this
lot appears in deeds as far back as 1812; in 1878 W. H. H.
Whiteford bought the property; he was listed as the Village's
undertaker and telegraph operator in the 1896 Maryland State
Gazette.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Darlington Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 1034 Main Street How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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