Henry Smeltzer Farmstead

Historic house in Maryland, United States

United States historic place


Henry Smeltzer Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

39°26′14″N 77°33′19″W / 39.43722°N 77.55528°W / 39.43722; -77.55528
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	c. 1832 (1832)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	10000830 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 14, 2010

The Henry Smeltzer Farmstead is a historic home and farm complex located near Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It includes a two-story six-bay brick farmhouse dating to about 1832, a frame bank barn ruin, and several rusticated concrete block silos. A concrete block slaughter house, weighing house well house and holding pens complete the complex, which was associated in the early and mid-twentieth century with Main's Meats in Middletown. The house is built into the hillside as a "bank house", with its cellar above grade on the south side. The front and rear elevations feature porches across their widths.^[2]

The Henry Smeltzer Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/12/10 through 10/15/10. National Park Service. 2010-10-22.
^ Paula S. Reed (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Henry Smeltzer Farmstead" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.