Caldicott, also known as Vessey House and Essex Farm, is a historic home located at Rehobeth, Somerset County,

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. It is a large frame dwelling constructed between 1784 and 1798 by Littleton Dennis Jr. The house stands two stories above a raised basement of

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brick. Also on the property are a

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-roofed barn, sheds and storage buildings, and a water tower. Caldicott was listed on the

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in 1983.

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*, including photo from 1987, at Maryland Historical Trust
Caldicott One-Name Study
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