Wye Hall
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| Location | 505 Wye Hall Dr., near Queenstown, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′20″N 76°7′7″W / 38.88889°N 76.11861°W |
| Area | 212 acres (86 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Tilden, Register and Pepper |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000759[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 2015 |
Wye Hall is a historic house at 505 Wye Hall Drive in rural southern Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is located on the north side of the eastern point of Wye Island. It is a Georgian Revival house, built in 1936 to a design by Tilden, Register and Pepper, for businessman William Stillwell. It is set on a series of landscaped terraces, at the location of the plantation mansion of American Founding Father and Governor of Maryland William Paca.[2] The Paca residence burned down in 1879.[3][4] The University of Maryland, College Park conducted archeological work there.[5]
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Michael O. Bourne (June 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wye Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ↑ Grzincic, Barbara (2005). "Court of Special Appeals awards Wye Hall contractor right to". The Daily Record.
- ↑ Hester D. Richardson (1995). Side-Lights on Maryland History. Clearfield Company. ISBN 978-0-8063-0296-6.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
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External links
[edit]- Wye Hall, Queen Annes County, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Aspen Wye Conference Center, The Aspen Institute
- Historic Houses - Wye Hall - Wye Island, Maryland Historical Society
- Historic Houses - William Paca House - Queenstown, MD, Maryland Historical Society
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