Ravenshurst
Encyclopedia
Ravenshurst, or Ravenhurst, was a historic home located at Glen Arm
, Baltimore County
, Maryland
, United States
. It was a -story Carpenter Gothic
-style board-and batten
house built about 1854–1857. It was an addition to an earlier stone building thought to have been built about 1800. The home burned on October 31, 1985.
Ravenshurst was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Glen Arm, Maryland
Glen Arm is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.Ravenshurst was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978....
, Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
, 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 was a -story Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
-style board-and batten
Batten
A batten is a thin strip of solid material, typically made from wood, plastic or metal. Battens are used in building construction and various other fields as both structural and purely cosmetic elements...
house built about 1854–1857. It was an addition to an earlier stone building thought to have been built about 1800. The home burned on October 31, 1985.
Ravenshurst 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 1978.
External links
- Ravenhurst, Baltimore County, including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust