The Hays House is a historic home located at 324 South Kenmore Avenue, Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a frame 1+1⁄2-story house with a gambrel roof, likely built in 1788 with an addition in 1811. The house was moved in 1960, and stands on a modern concrete-block foundation. The Hays House is owned by The Historical Society of Harford County and today the Hays House Museum offers visitors a glimpse into the life of an affluent family in late 18th century Bel Air.[2][3]
Hays House | |
 Hays House in 2007 | |
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| Location | 324 S. Kenmore Ave., Bel Air, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′57″N 76°20′52″W / 39.53250°N 76.34778°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1788 |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001815[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 3, 1980 |
The Hays House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James Thomas Wollon, Jr. (October 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hays House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ "Hays House Museum". Hays House Museum. The Historical Society of Harford County, Inc. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
edit- [1] Archived 2017-06-26 at the Wayback Machine - official site of the Hays House Museum
- [2] - official site of The Historical Society of Harford County
- Hays House, Harford County, including photo from 1998, Maryland Historical Trust website