Portland Manor - Lothian MD
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 47.364 W 076° 38.364
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Portland Manor is significant for its early architectural features. The principal rafter and common purlin roof reflects a type of construction which was characteristic of the Chesapeake Tidewater region in the 17th and early 18th century.
Waymark Code: WM166KA
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2022
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National Register of Historic Places
Inventory No.: AA-253
Date Listed: 4/18/1996
Location: Little Road , Darnall, Anne Arundel County
Category: Building
Period/Date of Construction: 1755, c. 1790, c. 1850
Significance: Portland Manor is significant for its early architectural features. The principal rafter and common purlin roof reflects a type of construction which was characteristic of the Chesapeake Tidewater region in the 17th and early 18th century, although dendrochronolgy has dated the building to 1755. The house is also one of the few known examples of this type of roof construction method on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The roof framing is further distinguished by a high level of craftsmanship, featuring chamfered principal rafters detailed with lamb's-tongue stops.
Street address:
5951 Little Road
Lothian, MD United States
20711
County / Borough / Parish: Anne Arundel County
Year listed: 1996
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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