Long Meadows, building in Maryland, United States
Long Meadows is a house near Hagerstown built around 1908 that sits on four acres of land. The building combines stone and wood construction with early twentieth-century craftsmanship, accompanied by old walls and outbuildings that suggest its original use as a working farm property.
The site was named by Colonel Thomas Cresap in 1739 and originally included a stone and log fort, with stones possibly reused later in barn walls. The current house was redesigned by architect Harry E. Yessler in 1908 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Long Meadows takes its name from Colonel Thomas Cresap, who called the land by this name in 1739 during the colonial period. The site reflects how rural families lived and worked across generations, with the preserved buildings showing the daily practices and settlement patterns of early Maryland residents.
Long Meadows is privately owned and not regularly open to the public, so visitors should check conditions in advance before planning a visit. The area around the property is quiet and rural, making it suitable for viewing the landscape and historic structure from outside.
The outbuildings may contain stones from Cresap's original fort reused in barn walls, connecting different phases of settlement history on the same land. This detail shows how early settlers repurposed and salvaged materials across different periods of occupation.
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