Silver Houses Historic District Explained

Silver Houses Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:South of Darlington on Maryland Route 161, Darlington, Maryland
Coordinates:39.6061°N -76.1964°W
Architect:Reasin, William H.; Hogg, John W.
Architecture:Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Italianate
Added:September 7, 1984
Refnum:84001800

Silver Houses Historic District is a national historic district near Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a group of mid-19th century farmsteads and a church in rural east central Harford County. The district comprises a total of 36 resources, including four stone residences with related agricultural outbuildings, and the site of a fifth stone house, marked by a large frame barn, a frame tenant house, and two outbuildings. The houses were built between 1853 and 1859 by members of the Silver family. The district also includes the Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church, a Gothic-influenced stone building of 1871, designed by John W. Hogg.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Silver Houses Historic District. September 1983. 2016-03-01 . Janet Davis. Maryland Historical Trust.
  2. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Howard/HO-248.pdf Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church
  3. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Harford/HA-398.pdf Benjamin Silver House
  4. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Harford/HA-384.pdf Jeremiah Silver House
  5. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Harford/HA-407.pdf Silas B. Silver House
  6. https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/Harford/HA-389.pdf William F. Silver House