The Douglass Summer House is a historic home at Highland Beach,

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. It was built in 1894–95, is one of the first built in the small community of Highland Beach and is the oldest structure remaining at that place. The house was built in 1894-95 by Major Charles Douglass, son of

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(1818-1895). It is a -story Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a one-story wraparound porch and a corner tower. A meticulous renovation in 1987 by architect Charles Bohl maintained a majority of the original interior and exterior fabric of the building. The Douglass Summer House was listed on the

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in 1992.

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*, including photo from 1990, at Maryland Historical Trust
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