Fat Oxen is a historic home located near

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, Frederick County,

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. It is a -story

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brick house over a high rough stone foundation, with a shorter kitchen wing. It was built about 1775 and is basically

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in style. The home is a notable example of an

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farmhouse in a region that was largely populated by German Americans. Fat Oxen was listed on the

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in 1979. Natelli Communities was one of the entities that helped preserve the Fat Oxen which is now used as a community clubhouse.

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