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Willow Grove (Greensboro, Maryland)

Coordinates: 38°55′34″N 75°46′28″W / 38.92611°N 75.77444°W / 38.92611; -75.77444
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Willow Grove
Willow Grove (Greensboro, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Willow Grove (Greensboro, Maryland)
Willow Grove (Greensboro, Maryland) is located in the United States
Willow Grove (Greensboro, Maryland)
LocationMaryland Route 457 off Maryland Route 213, Greensboro, Maryland
Coordinates38°55′34″N 75°46′28″W / 38.92611°N 75.77444°W / 38.92611; -75.77444
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.72000573[1]
Added to NRHPJune 13, 1972

Willow Grove is a historic home located at Greensboro, Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is one of the few Georgian-style houses in Caroline County that were constructed between 1780 and 1790. It is a two-story brick house covered with a thin coat of stucco, measuring 37 feet long and 34 feet deep. It was built by Matthew Driver, Jr., who with three other members from Caroline County ratified the United States Constitution at the State Convention in 1788.[2]

Willow Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mrs. Preston Parish (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Willow Grove" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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