Carroll County Almshouse and Farm, also known as the Carroll County Farm Museum, is a historic farm complex located at Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland. It consists of a complex of 15 buildings including the main house and dependencies. The 30-room brick main house was originally designed and constructed for use as the county almshouse. It is a long, three-story, rectangular structure, nine bays wide at the first- and second-floor levels of both front and rear façades. It features a simple frame cupola sheltering a farm bell. A separate two-story brick building with 14 rooms houses the original summer kitchen, wash room, and baking room, and may have once housed farm and domestic help. Also on the property is a brick, one-story dairy with a pyramidal roof dominated by a pointed finial of exaggerated height with Victorian Gothic "icing" decorating the eaves; a large frame and dressed stone bank barn; and a blacksmith's shop, spring house, smokehouse, ice house, and numerous other sheds and dependencies all used as a part of the working farm museum activities. The original Carroll County Almshouse was founded in 1852 and the Farm Museum was established in 1965.[2]
The Carroll County Farm Museum provides the public with the opportunity to experience mid-19th century rural life. It was the first of its kind in Maryland; it opened its doors to the public for the first time on August 13, 1966. Exhibits support the Museum by presenting artifacts with appropriate interpretation, both to show how they once looked, and how they were utilized by farmers and their families in the history of agriculture in Carroll County. Visitors are given the opportunity to explore the collections of horse-powered machines and farm implements used for plowing, planting, and harvesting during the 19th century. The grounds include a croquet lawn, a fish pond, and an heirloom garden. The grounds have hosted the Maryland Wine Festival since 1985.[3]
^Cindy Hofferberth (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carroll County Almshouse and Farm" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
^"Farm Museum". Carroll County Farm Museum. Carroll County, Maryland. 2009-01-22.
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Carroll County Almshouse and Farm, Carroll County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
Farm Museum website
April 13, 2024
carroll, county, almshouse, farm, also, known, carroll, county, farm, museum, historic, farm, complex, located, westminster, carroll, county, maryland, consists, complex, buildings, including, main, house, dependencies, room, brick, main, house, originally, de. Carroll County Almshouse and Farm also known as the Carroll County Farm Museum is a historic farm complex located at Westminster Carroll County Maryland It consists of a complex of 15 buildings including the main house and dependencies The 30 room brick main house was originally designed and constructed for use as the county almshouse It is a long three story rectangular structure nine bays wide at the first and second floor levels of both front and rear facades It features a simple frame cupola sheltering a farm bell A separate two story brick building with 14 rooms houses the original summer kitchen wash room and baking room and may have once housed farm and domestic help Also on the property is a brick one story dairy with a pyramidal roof dominated by a pointed finial of exaggerated height with Victorian Gothic icing decorating the eaves a large frame and dressed stone bank barn and a blacksmith s shop spring house smokehouse ice house and numerous other sheds and dependencies all used as a part of the working farm museum activities The original Carroll County Almshouse was founded in 1852 and the Farm Museum was established in 1965 2 Carroll County Almshouse and FarmU S National Register of Historic PlacesCarroll County Almshouse and Men s DormitoryShow map of MarylandShow map of the United StatesLocation500 S Center St Westminster MarylandCoordinates39 33 30 N 76 59 44 W 39 55833 N 76 99556 W 39 55833 76 99556Area140 acres 57 ha Built1852 1852 Architectural styleGothicNRHP reference No 75000878 1 Added to NRHPDecember 4 1975It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 1 Contents 1 Carroll County Farm Museum 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCarroll County Farm Museum editThe Carroll County Farm Museum provides the public with the opportunity to experience mid 19th century rural life It was the first of its kind in Maryland it opened its doors to the public for the first time on August 13 1966 Exhibits support the Museum by presenting artifacts with appropriate interpretation both to show how they once looked and how they were utilized by farmers and their families in the history of agriculture in Carroll County Visitors are given the opportunity to explore the collections of horse powered machines and farm implements used for plowing planting and harvesting during the 19th century The grounds include a croquet lawn a fish pond and an heirloom garden The grounds have hosted the Maryland Wine Festival since 1985 3 See also editOpen air museumReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Cindy Hofferberth January 1975 National Register of Historic Places Registration Carroll County Almshouse and Farm PDF Maryland Historical Trust Retrieved 2016 01 01 Farm Museum Carroll County Farm Museum Carroll County Maryland 2009 01 22 External links editCarroll County Almshouse and Farm Carroll County including undated photo at Maryland Historical Trust Farm Museum website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carroll County Almshouse and Farm amp oldid 1014746282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
