Cedar Hill is a historic home located on 75 acres (303,514.5 m²) at Barstow

Barstow, Maryland

Barstow is a small, rural unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland located immediately west of Prince Frederick. The community maintains its own separate zip code, 20610....

, Calvert County

Calvert County, Maryland

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, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It is one of the few remaining cruciform dwelling houses existing in Maryland, built in the 18th century that is typical of 17th century architecture. It is a -story house with a 2-story porch tower, built of brick laid in Flemish bond

Brickwork

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. It is now operated as a bed and breakfast

Bed and breakfast

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, meeting hall, and retreat center.

Cedar Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1973.

External links

• Cedar Hill, Calvert County, including photo from 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Cedar Hill Country Estate website
• Cedar Hill, German Chapel Road, Barstow vicinity, Calvert County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey