Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland)

Brightwood
Nearest city Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′56″N 77°40′43″W / 39.69889°N 77.67861°W / 39.69889; -77.67861Coordinates: 39°41′56″N 77°40′43″W / 39.69889°N 77.67861°W / 39.69889; -77.67861
Area 63 acres (25 ha)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 74000973[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1974

Brightwood is a historic home near Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is an unusually large, 2 12-story log-and-stone building with elaborately carved Adamesque features. It features a large two-story galleried portico that is centrally positioned on the front façade, and a one-room two-story tower is centrally positioned on the rear façade. Also on the property are a stone springhouse and a stone smokehouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. J. Richard Rivoire (September 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brightwood" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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