Woodview, also known as Gibson's Ridge, is a historic home located at Bel Air,

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. It is a two-section, -story

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style stone house. The main section consists of two parts: a three-

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-wide two-room plan section dating to 1744 and a two bays wide section containing a stair hall and one large room per floor dating to about 1820. The second section is a small-scale, -story stone wing dating to the 18th century. The property also includes two outbuildings, a one-story 18th-century house, and a 19th-century stone

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. Smells of wood smoke. Woodview was listed on the

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in 1990.

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*, including photo from 1990, Maryland Historical Trust website Houses in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1744 Federal architecture in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland 1744 establishments in Maryland {{HarfordCountyMD-NRHP-stub