The Solomon Arter House is a historic two-story, three-

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in Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland, United States. It was built in about 1810 by Solomon Arter, a member of the Arter family that was prominent in the

Pennsylvania German The Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsylvania Dutch: ), also known as Pennsylvania Germans, are a cultural group formed by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. They emigrated primarily from German-spea ...

culture of this region. The structure is representative of Pennsylvania German domestic architecture in Carroll County, and is significant for the preservation of its interior

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ing. Also on the property is an 1872

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, hogpen, and 1883 frame Victorian tenant house. The Solomon Arter House was listed on the

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in 1987. The house lies outside area of the proposed

Union Mills Reservoir A proposed Union Mills Reservoir represents a half century of efforts by the Commissioners of the Carroll County, Maryland, to build variations on a "dam" or "reservoir" near Union Mills, Maryland, on the Big Pipe Creek, defeated by a petition le ...

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* , including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust * , possibly related to Solomon Arter and built in 1795 Houses in Carroll County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Pennsylvania German culture in Maryland Union Mills, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Maryland {{CarrollCountyMD-NRHP-stub