Rich Hill, also known as The Adventure or Griffith House, is a historic home located at

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, Kent County,

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. It is a 5-

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, -story brick building with a two-story brick kitchen wing, built about 1753. Rich Hill was listed on the

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in 1972.

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*, including photo from 1970, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses in Kent County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1753 National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland {{KentCountyMD-NRHP-stub