Stone Cottage

The Stone Cottage, an architecturally significant structure, is a Country-French inspired home near Cumberland, Maryland, designed and built by Kelly L. Moran. Built using white limestone, a traditional material commonly found in France and not native to the Eastern United States, a slate roof and post & beam construction gives this home the appearance of an old medieval structure when in fact it was completed in 2006. The exterior of the Stone Cottage uses a technique called "Slush & Brush" that was employed thousands of years ago, using a wood paddle instead of a trowel and not raking back the joints. The Stone Cottage is only convert|1800|sqft|m2 and features an open plan Great Room where the kitchen, dining area and living room are located. The open plan design allows for a family to experience 'connected space' instead of being in separate rooms in a much larger home.

Moran is an advocate of smaller "cozy house" design. Quoted in the Washington Post AT HOME Magazine, Moran talks of smaller homes being a current trend in the US residential building market.

The Stone Cottage has been featured in the Washington Post AT HOME Magazine summer 2007 issue, Cottages & Bungalows Magazine summer 2007 issue, Maryland Life Magazine May/June 2007 issue, and Timber Homes Illustrated Magazine Winter 2007/2008 issue. It is a private residence. [Washington Post AT HOME Magazine, Summer 2007 by Stephanie Cavanaugh] [Cottages & Bungalows Magazine, Summer 2007, "Building History" by Laura Meyers] [Maryland Life Magazine, May/June 2007, "Gallic Getaway" by Martha Thomas] [Timber Homes Illustrated, February 2008, story by Teresa L. Wolff.]

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