CE-1065

Red House Farm, (Taylor-Hutton Farm)

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Last Updated: 04-05-2004

Taylor-Hutton Farm "Red House Farm~ CE- \Ob5 Near Elkton Private

c. 1780, 1850

From the exterior the Taylor-Hutton house looks like one of

hundreds of three story three bay by one room mid 19th-century

frame houses. However, the interior proves the contrary. The

ordinary frame house covers a much earlier single story one room

log house with raised panel hearth wall. D~vid Taylor was

probably responsible for raising this structure since it closely

imitates his brick structure Brantwood (CE-69) in form but not

detail. David Taylor bought "Red House f'arni' f:rom a trustee of

Issac Taylor's jstate in 1837 (JS 39/209) which included 150 acres.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST

MAGI # 0810655235 tr: - / ll k· £:

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

UN AME HISTORIC

Taylor-Hutton Farm Red House Farm AND/OR COMMON

fJLOCATION STREET & NUMBER

CITY. TOWN

Elkton X VICINITY OF

STATE

Maryland

DcLASSIFICATION

OWNERSHIP STATUS CATEGORY _DISTRICT _PUBLIC x.-OCCUPIED

X-BUILDING(S)

_STRUC'1"URE

_SITE

_OBJECT

--XPRIVATE _UNOCCUPIED

_BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS

PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _IN PROCESS x._YES: RESTRICTED

_BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED

_NO

DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

Frank v. Hutton STREET & NUMBER

448 Williams Road CITY. TOWN

Elkton ~ VICINITY OF

llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC. Clerk of the Circuit Court STREET & NUMBER

Cecil County Courthouse CITY. TOWN

Elkton

l!IREPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE

DATE

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

J

COUNT'(

Cecil

PRESENT USE

_AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM

_COMMERCIAL __ PARK

_EDUCATIONAL x-PRIVATE RESIDENCE

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

'..-GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTRIAL

_MILITARY'

_TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER:

Telephone #: 398-3482

STATE I zip code Maryland 21921

Liber #: Folio #: WAS 34

179

STATE

_FEDERAL -STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL

DEPOSITORY FOR • SURVEY RECORDS

CITY.TOWN STATE

II DESCRIPTION Cf-/CJ{;:i

_EXCELLENT

~OOD _FAIR

CONDITION

_DETERIORATED

_RUINS

_ UNEXPOSED

CHECK ONE

_UNALTERED

.iALTERED

CHECK ONE

~RIGINAL SITE

_MOVED DATE __ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

The Taylor-Hutton House o. 1780 and 1850 is three story three bay by one room frame house that was built around an earlier story and a half log structure that dates from the third to fourth quarter of the 18th century. The house faces south with the main gable running east/west. The farm is located along Williams Road about two miles south of Elkton.

The house rests on a partial fieldstone foundation and is totally covered with asbestos shingle over weatherboard. The low sloping roof is covered with seamed tin. Attached to the back of the house and probably added when the structure was enlarged is a two story two bay by one room frame kitchen wing. The building sequence therefore included two possibly three stages of construction.

The log structure is 18 feet 1 inch across by 18 ft. 5n deep with an exposed fieldstone fire wall in the east end. The south side has an unused entrarice and an adjacent window opening. The main facade as a whole is basically symmetrical with a central entrance and corresponding window openings. Two of the sash have been replaced. Third floor windows are 3/3 sash. A simple boxed cornice stretches across above. A very recent shed porch covers the center portion of the first floor.

The west end is plan outside the interior end stove stack with plain bargeboard.

The east end does have the exposed firewall and it appears that another door was cut through the end wall next to the fireplace.

The north side of the main block is partially covered with the kitchen wing which is two bays across by one room deep. It has a shed addition on the east side. The sindows are similar to the rest of the house and a later picture window has been cut through the west wall.

The log house retains its end wall paneling which is the only dateable element in the house. The logs have been exposed on the inside.

The fireplace consists of a large opening with a ovolo molded surround and three heavily raised panels above. A later mantel shelf has been attached. To the north of the fireplace is a four door cupboard with two panels on each

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upper door. The lower cupboard doors have been removed. The only section of remaining chairrail is south of the fireplace along the chimney breast and end wall. (see profile) Same open cupboards are set into the wall cavity in this corner. The north, west, and south walls have door openings. It was not evident which doors had been cut through later. The second floor joists are beaded.

The later western section includes an enclosed stair that rises against the west wall and a western parlor with a projecting chimney breast. There is a molded opening surround with piJ.as tered overmantel. The exterior wall changes thickness in sections which proves a change in construction.

Two mid 19th century farm buildings are found to the north of the house and a fieldstone meathouse east of it.

The meathouse is 10' x 12' with an entrance in the west side and small windows in the south and north sides. The simple gable roof projects slightly and is covered with corrugated tin. The fieldstone has been white-washed in previous years.

A frame granary with central passage and side crosses is located north of the b.uuse along with a 'l~ story wagon shed.

II SIGNIFICANCE C £-!OC:S-

PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

_PREHfSTORIC

_1400-1499

_1500-1599

_1600-1699

.k 1 700-1 799

_1800-1899

_1900-

--ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING

__ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION

~GRICULTURI; -ECONOMICS

.kARCHITECTURE -EDUCATION

--ART -ENGINEERING

-COMMERCE -EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT

-COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY

_LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

-LAW

_LITERATURE

_MILITARY

_MUSIC

_PHILOSOPHY

_POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

_RELIGION

_SCIENCE

_SCULPTURE

_SOCIAUHU MANITARIAN

_THEATER

_TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER (SPECIFY)

_INVENTION

SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARCHITECT

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Taylor-Hutton log house is significant because of its exist existence as a one room log structure with 18thvcentury raised panel hearth wall. Very few log structures in Cecil County remain with such an important example of log house interiors.

The log house has been completely enclosed in a three story three bay by one room center hall house of the mid 19th century.

David Taylor was probably responsible for building the frame section, which closely imitates his own brick house of Brantwood (CE - 69) in form but not detail. David Taylor bought what is referred to as "Red House Farm" from a trustee of Issac Taylor's Estate on 1837 (JS 39/209) it included 150 acres and sold for $2265.oo.

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

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IJ11GEOGRAPHICALDATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _______ _

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPAREJ? BY NAME I TITLE

Paul B. Touart Historic Sites ORGANIZATION

Cecil County Committee STREET & NUMBER

Cecil County Cpourthoue CITY OR TOWN

Elkton ·

Survyeor DATE

5/20/80 TELEPHONE

398-0200 ext. 150 STATE

Maryland

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

PS· 1108

WAS .34/179

7/20/1956

RRC 31/272

4/27/1948

JTG 11/409

1/25/1897

AWM 7/303

12/22/1877 AWM .5/177

Frank s. Hutton & Anna Cf -/06S To

Frank v. G. Hutton 292.99 acres Tract knOTi\'Il as 11 Red House ~ Farm.11

Mary B. Gonce To

Frank s. & Anna Hutton $10,000.00 Red House Farm

Mary A. Bratton To

Elizabeth Gonce - (died intestate and by a number of translations conveyed to Mary B. Gonce) (Tract composed oi' three parcels - 295 acres 11 Red House Farm 11

Wm. J. Jones, Attorney To

Daniel Bratton & Jacob Tome Mortgage from David Taylor to Jacob Tome DS 9/562 - Defaulted Mort. sold lands by auction. $6030.00 "Red House Farm Equity Case Jacob Tome - Complainant David M. Taylor - Defendant Docret No. 3/174 Case no. 797

Tracts Described.

8/19/1873 Public ·.

1. 119 acres tract conveyed to David Taylor by Enoch Cloud and others commissioners to devide Real Estate of James Wallace $6.00/acre

? June 8, 1840 JS 46/207 $715.87~

2. 26 acres Conveyed to David Taylor b¥ Wm Taylor 7/9/1839 JS 42/324 $487.00

3. 150 acres Conveyed to David Taylor by Edward Wilson, Trustee 4;24;1837 JS 39/209 11 Red House Farm" - Decree of Circuit Court March 9, 1835 petition of Mary Taylor Last Will Testement of Issa~_ Tayko;. 150 acres $2265.oo. Also _'\fl .. -

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