Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse
Encyclopedia
The Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse is a historic toll house
located at Walkersville
, Frederick County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a two-story brick structure over a stone foundation, with a small interior end chimney at each gable
end. It was used as a tollhouse by the Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company.
The Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Toll house
A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road or canal. Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries...
located at Walkersville
Walkersville, Maryland
Walkersville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,805 per the 2010 census.-History:Crum Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978...
, Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
, 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 is a two-story brick structure over a stone foundation, with a small interior end chimney at each gable
Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...
end. It was used as a tollhouse by the Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company.
The Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse 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 1979.
External links
- Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike Company Tollhouse, Frederick County, including photo from 2006, at Maryland Historical Trust