Kingston Hall
Encyclopedia
Kingston Hall is a historic home located at Kingston
, Somerset County
, Maryland
. It is a Georgian
style dwelling of two stories plus an attic, three bays
wide by two deep, connected by a one-story brick hyphen to a two-story-plus-loft brick kitchen wing. Also on the property is the brick, circular ice house
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Kingston, Maryland
Kingston is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. A small community at the head of navigation of the Big Annemessex River, it is located on Maryland Route 413 at the intersection of Kingston Lane...
, Somerset County
Somerset County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, 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...
. It is a Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style dwelling of two stories plus an attic, three bays
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:...
wide by two deep, connected by a one-story brick hyphen to a two-story-plus-loft brick kitchen wing. Also on the property is the brick, circular ice house
Icehouse (building)
Ice houses were buildings used to store ice throughout the year, prior to the invention of the refrigerator. Some were underground chambers, usually man-made, close to natural sources of winter ice such as freshwater lakes, but many were buildings with various types of insulation.During the...
.
It 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 1974.
External links
- Kingston Hall, Somerset County, including photo from 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Kingston Hall, Big Annemessex River vicinity, west of Marion Road, Kingston vicinity, Somerset County, MD: 4 photos and 1 data page at Historic American Building Survey