Caldicott, also known as Vessey House and Essex Farm, is a historic home located at Rehobeth, Somerset County,

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. It is a large frame dwelling constructed between 1784 and 1798. The house stands two stories above a raised basement of

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brick. Also on the property are a

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-roofed barn, sheds and storage buildings, and a water tower. Caldicott was listed on the

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in 1983.

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*, including photo from 1987, at Maryland Historical Trust
Caldicott One-Name Study
Houses in Somerset County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Federal architecture in Maryland Houses completed in 1784 National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, Maryland {{SomersetCountyMD-NRHP-stub