The De La Brooke Tobacco Barn is a historic tobacco barn in rural northern St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is located in a clearing on the north side of Delabrooke Road, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Maryland Route 6, north of Oraville. The barn measures 36 feet by 42 feet 6 inches (11 m × 13 m), and is oriented with its gable ends southeast and northwest. Built about 1815 (or possibly somewhat earlier), it is a well-preserved example of a period tobacco drying barn, which also utilizes a unique internal system of tier poles inside.[2] It is part of the Cremona Farm estate.
De La Brooke Tobacco Barn | |
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| Location | De La Brooke Road, near Oraville, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′19″N 76°39′20″W / 38.43861°N 76.65556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1815 |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000941[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 2015 |
The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for De La Brooke Tobacco Barn" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-08.