The Thomas Richards House is a historic home located at Rising Sun

Rising Sun, Maryland

Rising Sun is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,702 at the 2000 census.-Overview:Rising Sun is located at ....

, Cecil County

Cecil County, Maryland

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, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. It is a stone and brick farmhouse; the -story kitchen section of fieldstone construction dating from the late 18th century, and the main block of brick construction, dating from the early 19th century. Also on the property is a large stone and wood three-level bank barn

Bank barn

A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one area at the top of the hill and the other at the bottom...

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The Thomas Richards House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1979.

External links

• Thomas Richards House, Cecil County, including photo from 1968, Maryland Historical Trust