De La Brooke Tobacco Barn Explained

De La Brooke Tobacco Barn
Location:De La Brooke Road, near Oraville, Maryland
Coordinates:38.4386°N -76.6556°W
Added:December 29, 2015
Built:c. 1815
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:15000941

The De La Brooke Tobacco Barn is a historic tobacco barn in rural northern St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is located in a clearing on the north side of Delabrooke Road, about 1.5miles east of Maryland Route 6, north of Oraville. The barn measures 36 feet by 42 feet 6 inches (36x) and is oriented with its gable ends southeast and northwest. Built about 1815 (or possibly somewhat earlier), it is a well-preserved example of a period tobacco drying barn, which also utilizes a unique internal system of tier poles inside.[1] It is part of the Cremona Farm estate.

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for De La Brooke Tobacco Barn. National Park Service. 2016-04-08.