Reward, also known as Williams Point Farm, is a historic home located at Shelltown, Somerset County,

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. It is a -story,

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-front brick dwelling with a steep gable roof with two diamond-shaped chimney stacks piercing the east slope of the roof. The main block is constructed of whitewashed brick laid in

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. Reward was listed on the

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in 1974.

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*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses in Somerset County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1794 National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, Maryland 1794 establishments in Maryland {{SomersetCountyMD-NRHP-stub