The Andrew P. Frizzell House and Farm Complex is a historic home and farm complex located at

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, Carroll County,

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Characteristics

It is a well-preserved example of the Victorian style. It is a two-story brick home built in 1896 with a five-

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symmetrical façade. Also on the property are a washhouse/

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, chicken house, corn crib, and

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. Its owner, Andrew P. Frizzell, hosted a reception for Republican Governor

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at his farm shortly after the house was constructed. The Andrew P. Frizzell House was listed on the

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in 1986.

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External links

*, including photo from 1986, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Carroll County, Maryland Houses completed in 1896 Victorian architecture in Maryland Westminster, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Maryland {{CarrollCountyMD-NRHP-stub