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Nelson Homestead
Nearest city: Crisfield, Maryland Coordinates: 37°59′29″N 75°49′38″W / 37.99139°N 75.82722°WCoordinates: 37°59′29″N 75°49′38″W / 37.99139°N 75.82722°W Built: 1836 Architect: Riggin, Elisha Architectural style: Federal Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 85002175
[1]Added to NRHP: September 12, 1985 Nelson Homestead, also known as the Elisha Riggin House, is a historic home located at Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland. It is "telescope" style frame house built about 1836. The three-part building rests on a brick pier foundation and is covered by a series of gable roofs. Also on the property is a small gabled frame building and a family cemetery.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Nelson Homestead, Somerset County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-08. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=899&COUNTY=Somerset&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Somerset.
External links
- Nelson Homestead, Somerset County, including photo from 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Categories:- Houses in Somerset County, Maryland
- Crisfield, Maryland
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Houses completed in 1836
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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