Araby (Mason's Springs, Maryland)
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Araby
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Araby in 2005
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| Location | SE of Mason on MD 425, Mason's Springs, Maryland |
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| Area | 74 acres (30 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000947[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1974 |
Araby is a historic home located near Mason Springs, Charles County, Maryland. It was the home of William and Sarah Eilbeck, whose daughter Anne married George Mason. George Washington recorded many visits to Araby. It is a mid-18th-century house that was extensively altered in the mid-19th century. Despite the alterations, it remains an example of vernacular domestic architecture and retains a significant amount of original interior and exterior fabric of the Federal period.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
External links
- Araby, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
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- Houses in Charles County, Maryland
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Federal architecture in Maryland
- Georgian architecture in Maryland
- Mason family residences
- National Register of Historic Places in Charles County, Maryland
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