The Ridge is a historic home located at Derwood, Montgomery County,

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. It is a -story

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brick house on a fieldstone foundation. The decorative detailing in the main house reflects

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influences. Also on the property is an 18th-century two-story log building. It was the home of

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and his descendants, until 1956. The Ridge was listed on the

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in 1988.

References

External links

*, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust website
The Ridge, Redland vicinity, Montgomery, MD
at the

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