Trevanion is a historic home located at Uniontown, Carroll County,

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. It was listed on the

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in 1977. Trevanion is a -story brick dwelling with an asymmetrical central hall plan with a tower. The original 1817 house was converted in 1855 to the "villa style" then popular in America, incorporating a combination of

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and

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elements. Reflecting this is a brick tower and an adjoining gable end projection. In 1857, a -story wing was added. "Trevanion" is a family name and a term meaning "the meeting of streams" in

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. Trevanion was listed on the

in 1977.

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*, including photo from 2006, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Carroll County, Maryland Houses completed in 1817 Italianate architecture in Maryland Welsh-American culture in Maryland Uniontown, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Maryland {{CarrollCountyMD-NRHP-stub