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Thornton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Chestertown, Maryland
Coordinates	39°16′20″N 76°1′11″W / 39.27222°N 76.01972°W / 39.27222; -76.01972
Built	1788
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	05001428
Added to NRHP	December 23, 2005

Thornton is a historic family farm located at Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, United States. The farm is located on a 352-acre (142 ha) plot on Morgan's Creek, a tributary of the Chester River. The main house is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay brick house, constructed about 1788, and principally Georgian in style. A 1+1⁄2-story kitchen wing is attached to the west gable end. Also on the property are an early-20th-century dairy barn, a late-19th-century animal barn, a second-half-19th-century granary, a smokehouse, and two sheds. The farm has been owned and operated by the same family for nearly 300 years.

Thornton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Thornton. Maryland Historical Trust. October 5, 2008.

External links

• Thornton, Kent County, including photo from 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust

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