Lauretum is a historic home located at Chestertown, Kent County,

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. It is a large, three story

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stuccoed frame house built in 1881 for Chestertown lawyer Harrison W. Vickers (1845-1911). It features irregular massing, multiple roof forms, clipped gables, an oriel window, and exposed rafter ends. It was designed by Baltimore architect

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(1829-1909). Lauretum was listed on the

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in 1997.

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*, including photo from 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Kent County, Maryland Houses completed in 1881 Victorian architecture in Maryland Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland 1881 establishments in Maryland {{KentCountyMD-NRHP-stub