D. H. Springhouse is a historic springhouse located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland. It is a little gray stone building set into the base of a steep hill. This is a stone springhouse with a schoolroom above, 16.5 feet by 23 feet, with one narrow wall set into the bank over several fresh springs. It was built about 1816, and the quality of stonemasonry is notable.[2]
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| Location | About 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Bel Air on Sandy Hook Rd., Bel Air, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′17″N 76°18′37″W / 39.62139°N 76.31028°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1816 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000923[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jean Ewing (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: D. H. Springhouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
edit- D. H. Springhouse, Harford County, including photo from 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust