The Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2 is a historic tobacco barn in Charles County, Maryland, near La Plata. Built around 1820, the barn offers evidence of early use of fire in the tobacco curing process. Its framing consists of hand-hewn timber secure with wooden pegs and pit-sawn secondary framing members. The exterior is sheathed in vertical board siding, though evidence suggests it was originally covered with horizontal siding.[2]
Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2 | |
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| Nearest city | 9830 Johnsontown Rd., La Plata, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°29′12″N 76°58′17″W / 38.48667°N 76.97139°W |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000947[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 2011 |
The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Lori O. Thursby (August 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links
edit- Johnsontown Tobacco Barn No. 2, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust