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Joseph Poffenberger Farm, Wash House, 17834 Mansfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

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Joseph Poffenberger Farm, Wash House, 17834 Mansfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

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Summary

Significance: It is a 1-room outbuilding, which was built in 2 phases. The western section of the building, thought to be earlier, was built of horizontal hewn log construction, with a large exterior fieldstone fireplace at the west gable end. The eastern section of the building was enclosed by three fieldstone masonry walls, of approximate 2' thickness. 1 1/2 stories in height, it was most likely constructed in the late 18th or early 19th century...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1031
Survey number: HABS MD-966-B
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Wagner, Martha, transmitter
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Schara, Mark, project manager
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Schara, Mark, field team project manager
Decker, Fred L, Jr, field team
Steffes, Noah, field team
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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