Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland
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Harrisville is an unincorporated community
in Cecil County
, Maryland
, United States
. The Nathan and Susannah Harris House
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Cecil County
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Nathan and Susannah Harris House
Nathan and Susannah Harris House
The Nathan and Susannah Harris House is a historic home located at Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a large two stories high, four bays wide by two rooms deep, stone dwelling constructed in 1798...
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 1984.