Silver Houses Historic District

Silver Houses Historic District is a national historic district near Darlington, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a group of mid-19th century farmsteads and a church in rural east central Harford County. The district comprises a total of 36 resources, including four stone residences with related agricultural outbuildings, and the site of a fifth stone house, marked by a large frame barn, a frame tenant house, and two outbuildings. The houses were built between 1853 and 1859 by members of the Silver family. The district also includes the Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church, a Gothic-influenced stone building of 1871, designed by John W. Hogg.[2]

Silver Houses Historic District
Benjamin Silver House
LocationSouth of Darlington on Maryland Route 161, Darlington, Maryland
Coordinates39°36′22″N 76°11′47″W
Area280 acres (110 ha)
Built1853 (1853)
ArchitectReasin, William H.; Hogg, John W.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.84001800[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1984

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Contributing properties
Harmony Presbyterian Church
  • Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church, 440 Darlington Road
  • Benjamin Silver House[3] and John A. Silver House Site, 3646 Harmony Church Road
  • Jeremiah P. Silver House, "Lebanon," aka "Seven Springs Farm,"[4] 337 Fox Road
  • Silas B. Silver House, "Silverton"[5], 3643 Harmony Church Road
  • William F. Silver House, "Shadowstone Farm"[6], 521 Darlington Road
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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Janet Davis (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Silver Houses Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Benjamin Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust
  4. Jeremiah Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust
  5. Silas B. Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust
  6. William F. Silver House at the Maryland Historic Trust


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