Strawberry Hill is a

Georgian style Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchs of the House of Hano ...

farmhouse near Thurmont,

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, built in 1783. The house is substantially similar in plan to nearby Pennterra, but lacks Pennterra's later

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additions. The locally quarried stone includes an unusual diamond pattern on the southeast side of the house. Strawberry Hill was listed on the

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in 1976.

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