The Bare Hills House is a historic home built about 1856 in the

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area of

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. It is a two-story frame dwelling with steep

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s and board-and batten siding. The house is an example of the

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style of architecture. It was listed on the

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on August 6, 1980. It is located at 6222 Falls Road in the

Bare Hills Historic District The Bare Hills Historic District encompasses a residential area north of Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore County, which had industrial beginnings before being transformed into a suburb of the city. The district includes Lake Roland Park (forme ...

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*, including photo from 1979, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Baltimore County, Maryland Houses completed in 1856 Carpenter Gothic architecture in Maryland Carpenter Gothic houses in the United States Historic district contributing properties in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore County, Maryland {{BaltimoreCountyMD-NRHP-stub

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