Araby (Mason's Springs, Maryland)

Araby
Araby in 2005
Location SE of Mason on MD 425, Mason's Springs, Maryland
Coordinates 38°34′43″N 77°6′54″W / 38.57861°N 77.11500°W / 38.57861; -77.11500Coordinates: 38°34′43″N 77°6′54″W / 38.57861°N 77.11500°W / 38.57861; -77.11500
Area 74 acres (30 ha)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 74000947[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 1974

Araby is a historic house located near Mason Springs, Charles County, Maryland. An example of Federal architecture, it was built in the mid-1700s and underwent extensive renovations a hundred years later. Much of the house remains unaltered from that time.[2]

The house was the property of William and Sarah Eilbeck. Their daughter Anne and her husband George Mason lived there from time to time. George Washington, who owned a nearby property, was a frequent visitor.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Rivoire, J. Richard (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Araby" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  • Araby, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust


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