The Fairlee Manor Camp House is a historic home located near Fairlee

Fairlee, Maryland

Fairlee, Maryland is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.-References:...

, Kent County

Kent County, Maryland

Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197...

, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, United States

United States

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. It is a "telescoping house" composed of a two-story, three-bay-long brick structure with a -story brick wing and a -story, 3-bay

Bay (architecture)

A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...

-long plank wing on each side in decreasing height and width. The oldest sections of the house date to 1825–1840. In 1953 the house was deeded to the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Delaware, Inc.

The Fairlee Manor Camp House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1973.

External links

• Fairlee Manor Camp House, Kent County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust