Silver Houses Historic District

Silver Houses Historic District
Benjamin Silver House
Location South of Darlington on Maryland Route 161, Darlington, Maryland
Coordinates 39°36′22″N 76°11′47″W / 39.60611°N 76.19639°W / 39.60611; -76.19639Coordinates: 39°36′22″N 76°11′47″W / 39.60611°N 76.19639°W / 39.60611; -76.19639
Area 280 acres (110 ha)
Built 1853 (1853)
Architect Reasin, William H.; Hogg, John W.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference # 84001800[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 1984

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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Contributing properties

Harmony Presbyterian Church
  • Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church, 440 Darlington Road
  • Benjamin Silver House[3] and John A. Silver House Site, 3646 Harmony Church Road
  • Jeremiah P. Silver House, "Lebanon," aka "Seven Springs Farm,"[4] 337 Fox Road
  • Silas B. Silver House, "Silverton"[5], 3643 Harmony Church Road
  • William F. Silver House, "Shadowstone Farm"[6], 521 Darlington Road

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Janet Davis (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Silver Houses Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust
  4. ↑ Jeremiah Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust
  5. ↑ Silas B. Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust
  6. ↑ William F. Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust


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