National Register of Historic Places

Sheffer, Daniel, Farm

Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Listed
December 28, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01001375

About this property

The Daniel Sheffer Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is dominated by the two story brick main house, which was constructed between 1840 and 1850. Outbuildings include a stone spring house, a large wood-frame barn, constructed about 1900, and several wood-frame outbuildings including a corncrib, a wagon shed, three frame wood sheds, two tractor sheds, and a chicken house. A concrete block milk house and terra cotta silo were added to the complex in the 1930s. In September 1862, the property served as a temporary hospital for wounded soldiers during the Battle of South Mountain in the American Civil War. The Daniel Sheffer Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

8924A Mt. Tabor Rd.
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
39.47760, -77.59636

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Nearby Historic Sites

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0.7 mi
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0.7 mi
Turner's and Fox's Gaps Historic District
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Bowlus Mill House
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Nearby Battles

South Mountain — Fox's Gap Full Fight (September 14, 1862)
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
South Mountain — Frostown Road Skirmish
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
Turner's Gap (South Mountain)
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
Battle of South Mountain — Fox Gap
1862Civil War
1.4 mi

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When was Sheffer, Daniel, Farm listed on the National Register?

Sheffer, Daniel, Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Sheffer, Daniel, Farm?

Sheffer, Daniel, Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sheffer, Daniel, Farm is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1840.

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