Twin Oaks is a historic home at Linthicum Heights, Anne Arundel County,

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. The house is a -story brick

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–influenced dwelling constructed in 1857, with additions and Neo-Classical embellishments made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The final composition is an eclectic, Georgian Revival–influenced dwelling. Twin Oaks was the home of U.S. Congressman

John Charles Linthicum John Charles Linthicum (November 26, 1867–October 5, 1932) was a U.S. Congressman from the 4th Congressional district of Maryland, serving from 1911 to 1932. Biography Linthicum was born on 26 November 1867 near Baltimore, Maryland, i ...

, who is noted for sponsoring the legislation which established ''

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'' as the United States

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. He entertained many dignitaries at Twin Oaks, including

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and General Douglas MacArthur. Also on the property are a Victorian birdhouse, an aviary, a columned grape arbor, two freestanding concrete-cast columns, and a few pieces of statuary. Twin Oaks was listed on the

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in 1986.

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*, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Colonial Revival architecture in Maryland Neoclassical architecture in Maryland Georgian Revival architecture in Maryland Houses completed in 1857 Linthicum, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1857 establishments in Maryland {{AnneArundelCountyMD-NRHP-stub

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