Bachelor's Hope is a historic home located at Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is known for the two-story brick central block with a jerkinhead roof, which contains one large ground-floor room. On either side are one-story, two-room brick wings. No other known 18th century structure in the state exists with a similar combination of the "Great Hall" plan, facade, and component features.[2]
Bachelor's Hope | |
 Bachelors Hope, 1937 | |
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| Location | Off MD 238, Chaptico, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°20′9″N 76°47′25″W / 38.33583°N 76.79028°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001483 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1972 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Mrs. Preston Parish (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bachelor's Hope" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
edit- Bachelor's Hope, St. Mary's County, including photo from 1971, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-59, "Bachelor's Hope, Manor Road, Chaptico vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD", 35 photos, 3 color transparencies, 5 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
- HABS No. MD-59-A, "Bachelor's Hope, Garage", 1 photo, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. MD-59-B, "Bachelor's Hope, Tobacco Shed", 1 photo, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page