Erb, Christopher, House - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The following information came from the Maryland Trust’s National Register Website listed below.

The Christopher Erb House is an excellent example of Pennsylvania German construction in Carroll County. Architecturally it represents a number of Pennsylvania German building characteristics such as the stone construction, floor plan, and ornamental details. Historically, it shows the influence of Pennsylvania Germans in this area and their tradition of family farms. The range of Pennsylvania German architectural features in the Christopher Erb House includes use of interior woodwork, exterior cornice ornamentation, bank construction, insulation between the basement and upstairs, kitchen use of the basement level, roof framing techniques in the attic and springhouse, and the datestone. The Erb family was an early and influential family in the settlement of the Silver Run and Taneytown areas of Carroll County. Peter Erb appears in the patent records in the mid-18th century. Christopher Erb applied for a resurvey in 1798 to consolidate his land holdings at the time that he was building his house. The property remained in the Erb family until 1879 (through two more generations) and the history of this family presents a representative view of the 19th century family farm in Carroll County.

This house is also known as the Stone Arch Farm.

This picture was taken from a nearby gravel road. A long lane leads to the house, please respect the owners privacy.

Street address: 3333 Flickinger Road Westminster, MD USA 21157 County / Borough / Parish: Carroll County Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence,Domestic Current function: Commerce/Trade, 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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