La Veille, or La Veille Place, is a historic home located at Mutual, Calvert County,

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. It is a -story

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-roofed brick house, of

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construction. A number of early-19th-century outbuildings include: a log corn crib, three barns and several small sheds. The Kershaw Family cemetery and the La Veille family cemetery are located within the property with the later of the two, enclosed within an elaborate late-19th-century wrought iron fence. La Veille was listed on the

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in 1973.

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*, including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Calvert County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Calvert County, Maryland Slave cabins and quarters in the United States Brick buildings and structures in Maryland {{CalvertCountyMD-NRHP-stub