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Henry's Grove is a historic home located at
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, Worcester County,
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. It was built in 1792, and is a -story
gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
-roofed brick house with all walls laid in
Flemish bond Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and Mortar (masonry), mortar. Typically, rows of bricks called ''Course (architecture), courses'' are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall. Bricks ...
. The house retains virtually all of its original interior detailing. Also on the property are a 20th-century frame tenant house and four frame outbuildings. It was built for a planter, John Fassitt, whose initials and the date 1792 are inscribed on a plaque in a gable end. Henry's Grove was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1984.


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*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust * Berlin, Maryland Houses in Worcester County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland Houses completed in 1792 National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Maryland {{WorcesterCountyMD-NRHP-stub