Denton House (Maryland)

	Denton House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District; Contributing Property
Location	107 Water St., Chestertown, Maryland
Coordinates	39°12′29″N 76°3′47″W / 39.20806°N 76.06306°W
Built	1784
Part of	Chestertown Historic District (ID70000263)
NRHP reference No.	71000377
Added to NRHP	March 11, 1971

The Denton House, also known as the Denton-Weeks House, the River House, and the Smyth-Letherbury House, is a historic residence at 107 Water Street in Chestertown, Maryland. It is a three-story brick building, with a five-bay front facade framed by corner pilasters with stone capitals. The building has a raised basement, with a stone stringcourse between it and the first floor. The front entrance is centered, with an elaborate surround consisting of pilasters, entablature and dentillated gable. The house was built about 1784 by Richard Smyth, the son of one of the area's wealthiest merchants. In 1791 it was bought by Peregrine Letherbury, the first law professor at Washington College.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971,^[1] and it is a contributing property in the Chestertown Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "NRHP nomination for Denton House" (PDF). Maryland Historic Trust. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-231, "Smyth-Letherbury House, 107 Water Street, Chestertown, Kent County, MD", 9 photos, 10 measured drawings, 16 data pages

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Denton House" (PDF). Maryland Historic Trust. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

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