Prospect Hill is a historic home located at Long Green,

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. It was designed by architect

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and built between 1796 and 1798. It is a -story

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style brick house. Prospect Hill was listed on the

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in 1973.

References

External links

*, including photo from 1972, at Maryland Historical Trust
Prospect Hill, Kanes Road, Long Green, Baltimore, MD
at the

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