Nathan and Susannah Harris House
Encyclopedia
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. The house is representative of the expansion during the 18th century of the Quaker
community called the Nottingham Lots.
The Nathan and Susannah Harris House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland
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....
, 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...
. It is a large two stories high, four 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 rooms deep, stone dwelling constructed in 1798. The house is representative of the expansion during the 18th century of the Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
community called the Nottingham Lots.
The Nathan and Susannah Harris 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 1984.
External links
- Nathan and Susannah Harris House, Cecil County, including photo from 1995, Maryland Historical Trust