Cray House (Stevensville, Maryland)
Cray House | |
Location | 109 Cockey Lane, Stevensville, MD, USA |
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Nearest city | Stevensville |
Coordinates | 38°58′53.43″N 76°18′56.38″W / 38.9815083°N 76.3156611°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1809 |
Architectural style | Post & Plank Log Cabin |
NRHP reference No. | 83002960[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 9, 1983 |
The Cray House is a two-room house in Stevensville, Maryland. Built around 1809, it is a rare surviving example of post-and-plank construction, and of a build of small house which once dominated the local landscape.[2] For these reasons it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]
History
The house was constructed in two stages, with the earliest portion dating to around 1809.
The house was
Construction
The earlier section of house remains fairly ordered; a central
The house has a
In addition to the main dwelling, a smokehouse stands on the property, at the rear of the lot. This structure is not original to the site, but was moved to the house as a rare example of a once-common feature of houses in the region.[2] It is currently operated as a gift shop in conjunction with the house-museum.
Significance
When first discovered, the Cray House was thought to be a unique survival of an unusual type of post-and-plank construction. Subsequent investigations have shown that a number of these buildings remain, scattered throughout Tidewater Maryland. Unfortunately, almost all of these buildings are in threatened condition. The majority of the known examples are either small farm buildings or have been adapted as kitchen wings for larger houses. The Cray House, along with two similar buildings in southern Maryland, remain the only examples of such a structure that have remained relatively intact as dwellings.[3]
The Cray House is one of a number of historic structures in Stevensville; many are grouped within the Stevensville Historic District, but the Cray House was listed separately. It is, however, located in the middle of the historic area, on Cockey Lane; behind it is the Stevensville Train Depot, while just down the street are the Old Post Office building and the Stevensville Bank.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Cray House". Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne's County. Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Orlando Ridout V (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cray House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
External links
- Cray House - Historic Sites Consortium of Queen Anne's County
- Cray House, Queen Anne's County, including photo from 1978, at Maryland Historical Trust