Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland)

Coordinates: 39°41′57.9″N 77°40′39.4″W / 39.699417°N 77.677611°W / 39.699417; -77.677611
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Brightwood
Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland) is located in the United States
Brightwood (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Nearest cityHagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°41′57.9″N 77°40′39.4″W / 39.699417°N 77.677611°W / 39.699417; -77.677611
Area63 acres (25 ha)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74000973[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974

Brightwood is a historic home near Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is an unusually large, 2+12-story log-and-stone building with elaborately carved Adamesque features. It features a large two-story galleried portico that is centrally positioned on the front façade, and a one-room two-story tower is centrally positioned on the rear façade. Also on the property are a stone springhouse and a stone smokehouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brightwood" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. September 1973. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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