Fairplay and Tilghmanton Area

78 – Marsh Mill, circa 1850, east of Willamsport, MD

Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 5:43 pm

A cluster of buildings gathers at a sharp bend in Spielman Road between two branches of Marsh Run. Dominated by a three-bay stone house that faces east, this collection of …

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117 – The Overbrook, circa 1793-1821, east of Williamsport, MD

Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 4:46 pm

On the south side of Spielman Road, a handsome iron fence separates a stone house and its garage from the public way. The ground slopes sharply down behind the house, …

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80 – Rockland, circa 1803, Sharpsburg Pike, Fairplay, Md.

Posted on: Thursday, March 5th, 2015 @ 4:08 pm

Just north of Lappans Crossroads on Route 65, settled among a group of farm buildings and far from the road, is a massive, three-story stone structure with two wings of …

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103 – Rosemont, circa 1825, Fairplay, MD

Posted on: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 3:53 pm

The modest brick home on the east side of Sharpsburg Pike just north of Tilghmanton looks like many homes scattered throughout the county. Accessory buildings have accumulated around it in …

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