Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2

Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2
Nearest city 9830 Johnsontown Rd., La Plata, Maryland
Coordinates 38°29′12″N 76°58′17″W / 38.48667°N 76.97139°W / 38.48667; -76.97139Coordinates: 38°29′12″N 76°58′17″W / 38.48667°N 76.97139°W / 38.48667; -76.97139
Built c. 1820
NRHP reference # 11000947[1]
Added to NRHP December 27, 2011

The Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2 is a historic tobacco barn in Charles County, Maryland, near La Plata. The barn was built c. 1820, and provides evidence of early use of fire in the tobacco curing process. The framing of the barn is hand-hewn timbers secured by wooden pegs, with pit-sawn secondary framing members. The exterior is sheathed in vertical board siding, although there is evidence that it was originally sheathed in horizontal siding.[2]

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Lori O. Thursby (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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