Liriodendron (Bel Air, Maryland)

Liriodendron is a historic home and estate located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was the summer home of Laetitia and Dr Howard Kelly, a successful surgeon and founding member of the Johns Hopkins Medical College, and comprises the mansion named Liriodendron; the Graybeal-Kelly House; a c. 1835 bank barn; a c. 1898 carriage house; a c. 1850 board-and-batten cottage; and five other outbuildings including a corn crib, a smokehouse, two ice houses, and a shed. The ​2 1⁄2-story, stuccoed brick mansion was designed by the Baltimore architectural firm of Wyatt and Nolting in the Georgian Revival style and constructed about 1898. The ​2 1⁄2-story Georgian-style Graybeal-Kelly House, built about 1835, was the manor house for the farm until the mansion was constructed.[2] It is used as a wedding, conference, and arts facility.

Liriodendron
Liriodendron in 1980
Location501 and 502 W. Gordon St., Bel Air, Maryland
Coordinates39°32′1″N 76°21′40″W
Area48.2 acres (19.5 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
ArchitectWyatt & Nolting; J. Kift & Son
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.80001816[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1980

Liriodendron was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Natalie Shivers (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Liriodendron" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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