The Benson–Hammond House is a historic house located on Poplar Avenue in

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Description and history

It is a -story, six-by-two- bay brick farmhouse constructed in the

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but a ...

style in several stages at various times between about 1820 and 1870. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

on April 5, 1990.

References

External links

*, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
Ann Arrundell County Historical Society website
Benson-Hammond House Sign Dec 09

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Greek Revival houses in Maryland Museums in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Historic house museums in Maryland Houses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland {{Maryland-museum-stub