Mount Air

Mount Air
Location West of Faulkner off U.S. Route 301, Faulkner, Maryland
Coordinates 38°26′12″N 76°59′50″W / 38.43667°N 76.99722°W / 38.43667; -76.99722Coordinates: 38°26′12″N 76°59′50″W / 38.43667°N 76.99722°W / 38.43667; -76.99722
Area 405.4 acres (164.1 ha)
Built 1801 (1801)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 78001453[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 1978

Mount Air is a historic home located at Faulkner, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It was built in 1801, and is basically a regionally typical Federal style house with a three story central block with complementary wings. The home has the only known boxwood garden in lower Southern Maryland of its dimensions and age to retain its original formal plan.[2]

Mount Air was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ J. Richard Rivoire (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Air" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  • Mount Air, including photo from 1970, at Maryland Historical Trust


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