National Register of Historic Places

Meadow Brook Farm

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Listed
July 24, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001622

About this property

Meadow Brook Farm, also known as the John Roop Farm or Samuel Roop Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland. The complex consists of the Victorian farmhouse and several period outbuildings including an 1809 two-story brick washhouse, brick smokehouse, brick privy, and brick tenant house. The house is a two-story brick structure that was built in the Pennsylvania German style about 1805. It has the typical gable roof, symmetrical façade, and L-shaped plan In 1868, the exterior and interior were remodeled to contemporary rural Victorian standards. The house was built during a period of significant immigration of Pennsylvania Germans into Maryland. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. In mid December 2016 the house was vandalized causing an estimated $100,000 worth of damage.

Location

1006 Taneytown Pike
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
39.59288, -77.03053

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Roop's Mill
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Englar-Scweigart-Rinehart Farm
Industrial
0.9 mi
Rockland Farm
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1.5 mi
Scott, Robert and Phyllis, House
Industrial
1.7 mi
Western Maryland College Historic District
Listed
1.7 mi

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When was Meadow Brook Farm listed on the National Register?

Meadow Brook Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Meadow Brook Farm?

Meadow Brook Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Meadow Brook Farm?

The period of significance for Meadow Brook Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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