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Trevanion

Coordinates: 39°37′27″N 77°8′25″W / 39.62417°N 77.14028°W / 39.62417; -77.14028
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Trevanion
Trevanion is located in Maryland
Trevanion
Trevanion is located in the United States
Trevanion
Location1800 Trevanion Road, Uniontown, Maryland
Coordinates39°37′27″N 77°8′25″W / 39.62417°N 77.14028°W / 39.62417; -77.14028
Area7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1817 (1817)
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No.77000687[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1977

Trevanion is a historic home located at Uniontown, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Trevanion is a 2+12-story brick dwelling with an asymmetrical central hall plan with a tower. The original 1817 house was converted in 1855 to the "villa style" then popular in America, incorporating a combination of Italianate and Gothic architecture elements. Reflecting this is a brick tower and an adjoining gable end projection. In 1857, a 3+12-story wing was added. "Trevanion" is a family name and a term meaning "the meeting of streams" in Welsh.[2] The farm was previously known as "Brick Mills", and was owned by the family of slave trader George Kephart, who may have been born there.[3][4]

Trevanion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Joseph M. Getty (November 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Trevanion" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ^ "Farms of Carroll: Trevanion". The Democratic Advocate. 1886-01-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ Ashcroft, Mary Ann (2009-07-19). ""Trevanion Rich With History" (Carroll County Times)" (PDF). Historical Society of Carroll County (hsccmd.org). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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