Gobbler Hill is a historic home located at
Chestertown in
Kent County,
Maryland
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,
United States
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. It was built in 1858 and is a center-hall plan frame house on a foundation of local fieldstone and brick. It is five bays wide, two bays deep, and two stories tall with late
Greek Revival
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/ early
Italianate
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style details. It features a shallow hip roof surmounted by a tall belvedere and a full-width porch.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2009.
References
External links
*, at Maryland Historical Trust
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Houses completed in 1858
Houses in Kent County, Maryland
National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland
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