Fat Oxen
Fat Oxen is a historic home located near Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1 1⁄2-story Flemish bond brick house over a high rough stone foundation, with a shorter kitchen wing. It was built about 1775 and is basically Georgian vernacular architecture in style. The home is a notable example of an English farmhouse in a region that was largely populated by German Americans.[2]
Fat Oxen | |
 Fat Oxen, September 2010 | |
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| Location | North of Urbana on Maryland Route 355, near Urbana, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′0.45″N 77°21′21.95″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1775 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Georgian vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001133[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 1979 |
Fat Oxen was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Jack L. Finglass and Cherilyn Widell (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fat Oxen" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
- Fat Oxen, Frederick County, including photo in 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust
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