Bachelor's Hope

Off MD 238, Chaptico, Maryland. County/parish: St. Mary's.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 07, 1972. NRIS 72001483.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Bachelor's Hope (Chaptico, Maryland)

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106778277

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