The Sandy Point Farmhouse is a historic home at

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. It is a five-part plan consisting of a two-story central block connected to two wings by single-story hyphens. It was built in an 18th-century style in the 19th century and typical of Maryland domestic architecture. The house was constructed about 1815 for John Gibson, a member of the Annapolis elite and a relative of

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, an 18th-century

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. The Sandy Point Farmhouse was listed on the

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in 1972.

Gallery

Image:Sandy Point Farmhouse Rear View Dec 09.JPG, Sandy Point Farmhouse, Rear View, December 2009

References

External links

*, including photo from 1972, at Maryland Historical Trust
Sandy Point State Park website
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