De La Brooke Tobacco Barn

De La Brooke Tobacco Barn
Location De La Brooke Road, near Oraville, Maryland
Coordinates 38°26′19″N 76°39′20″W / 38.43861°N 76.65556°W / 38.43861; -76.65556Coordinates: 38°26′19″N 76°39′20″W / 38.43861°N 76.65556°W / 38.43861; -76.65556
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1815
NRHP Reference # 15000941[1]
Added to NRHP December 29, 2015

The De La Brooke Tobacco Barn is a historic tobacco barn in rural northern St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is located in a clearing on the north side of Delabrooke Road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Maryland Route 6, north of Oraville. The barn measures 36 feet by 42 feet 6 inches (11 m × 13 m), and is oriented with its gable ends southeast and northwest. Built about 1815 (or possibly somewhat earlier), it is a well-preserved example of a period tobacco drying barn, which also utilizes a unique internal system of tier poles inside.[2]

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for De La Brooke Tobacco Barn" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.