National Register of Historic Places

Larkin's Hill Farm

Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Listed
May 14, 1969
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
69000062

About this property

Larkin's Hill Farm is a historic home at Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1+1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed brick house with a 20th-century wing. In 1683 the estate served as a temporary capital of Maryland. John Larkin, an early Quaker settler in the area, later operated an inn here as a stopping place on the first regular postal route in Maryland, which ran from St. Mary's City to Annapolis. The present brick house was built during the ownership of Lord High Sheriff of Annapolis Captain John Gassaway, the grandson of pioneer politician Colonel Nicholas Gassaway, shortly after his acquisition of the property in 1753. Larkin's Hill Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Location

Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
38.88046, -76.58402

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Larkin's Hill Farm listed on the National Register?

Larkin's Hill Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1969.

What type of historic resource is Larkin's Hill Farm?

Larkin's Hill Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Larkin's Hill Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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