Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse

Shoemaker, Henry, Farmhouse
Location 2136 Old National Pike, Middletown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°28′5″N 77°35′41″W / 39.46806°N 77.59472°W / 39.46806; -77.59472Coordinates: 39°28′5″N 77°35′41″W / 39.46806°N 77.59472°W / 39.46806; -77.59472
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1810 (1810)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 89000416[1]
Added to NRHP May 11, 1989

The Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse is a circa 1810 Federal style farmhouse which was involved in the Battle of South Mountain in 1862. Located near the eastern end of Turner's Gap, the house was the center of a Union encampment and served as a field hospital.[2]

The Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Paula S. Reed (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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