Joshua Lowe House

Joshua Lowe House

Joshua Lowe House, April 2010
Location 35 New Bridge Road & Old Mill Road, Rising Sun, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′54″N 76°9′29″W / 39.71500°N 76.15806°W / 39.71500; -76.15806Coordinates: 39°42′54″N 76°9′29″W / 39.71500°N 76.15806°W / 39.71500; -76.15806
Area less than one acre
Built 1830 (1830)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 01000337[1]
Added to NRHP April 5, 2001

The Joshua Lowe House is a historic home located at Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, center passage plan brick building three bays wide by two bays deep, built about 1830 in the late Federal. The house is one of the earliest and most substantial buildings in the crossroads village of Rock Springs and served as the first post office for the community from 1830 to 1838.[2]

The Joshua Lowe House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Donna Willard (August 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Joshua Lowe House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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