Kent County, Maryland

Founding: 1642
Parent county: St. Mary's

Namesake: Kent, England
Seat: New Yarmouth (1642–1697); Chestertown (1697–)

Land area: 277 square miles

Population (2020): 19,198

Population (historic): 12,836 (1790); 10,842 (1840); 17,102 (1870); 18,786 (1900); 14,242 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1830–1880; 1890s; 1940–2010

Subdivisions: Five towns; seven CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,505 (23.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,972
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,692

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,032
Average farm size (1920): 128.6 acres

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Chestertown

Namesake: The Chester River

Founding: pre-1697 (founding); 1706 (platting); 1776 (post office); 1805 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,532

Population (historic): 1,539 (1860); 2,359 (1880); 3,008 (1900); 2,809 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1920s; 1940–1960; 1980–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 685 (30.5%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Airy Hill / John Rowles House (c. 1795). 7909 Airy Hill Road. Federal.
2. Rose Hill / Anthony Banning Farm (c. 1785). 9818 Augustine Herman Highway. Georgian.
3. Richard Gresham House (c. 1800). 10751 Augustine Herman Highway.
4. Daniel Perkins House (1721). 11154 Augustine Herman Highway.
5. Merritt Farm (c. 1880). 12711 Augustine Herman Highway. Gothic Revival.
6. Benjamin Beck Farm (1850). 7060 Broad Neck Road. Greek Revival.
7. Brampton / Henry Carville Farm (c. 1860). 25227 Chestertown Road. Italianate.
8. Morton Hall / William Griffith House (c. 1860). 14416 Foxhole Road. Italianate.
9. Rich Hill / Alexander Baird Farm (c. 1753). 33340 Galena–Sassafras Road.
10. Handy Point / Marmaduke Tilden House (c. 1785). 22607 Handy Point Road. Georgian.
11. Lauretum / Harrison Vickers House (1881). 954 High Street. Eastlake.
12. Hinchingham / James Frisby House (1774). 20874 Hinchingham Lane.
13. Violet Farm / James Ringgold House Ruins (1762). 7260 Hynson Rogers Road. Georgian.
14. Carvill Hall / John Carvill House (c. 1700). 10250 John Carvill Road.
15. Pearce Lamb Farm (c. 1700/1733). 27005 Lamb's Meadow Road.
16. Thomas Kennard Farm (c. 1855). 27414 Lamb's Meadow Road. Italianate.
17. Maple Grove / Laurence Strong House (c. 1860). Maple Grove Road, south of Langford Road. Italianate. Razed.
18. Maple Lawn / Anthony Johnson Farm (c. 1880). 13870 Massey Road. Italianate. Razed.
19. Fellowship Farm / James Jones Farm (c. 1860). 32103 Millington Road. Italianate.
20. Mount Hermon / William Thomas Farm (1794–1795). 29420 Morgnec Road. Federal.
21. Thornton / Philip Brooks Farm (1788). 10618 Perkins Hill Road. Georgian.
22. Gray's Inn Point Farm / Thomas Gresham House (c. 1800). 4532 Piney Neck Road. Federal.
23. Providence / Trew House (1781). 24091 Providence Plantation Lane. Federal.
24. Radcliffe Cross / Sudler–Spencer House (c. 1770/1850). 8036 Quaker Neck Road. Italianate.
25. Samuel Wilkins Farm (c. 1885). 6550 Quaker Neck Road. Italianate. Razed.
26. St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1711–1713). 7579 Sandy Bottom Road. Georgian.
27. Woodland Hall / Wright–Woodland Farm (c. 1782/1857–1858). 13111 Shallcross Wharf Road. Italianate.
28. Shepherd's Delight / James Tilghman Farm (c. 1770/1810). 11818 Still Pond Road.
29. Knock's Folly / Donaldson Yeates House (c. 1753/1796). 13689 Turner's Creek Road. Federal.
30. The Reward / Charles Tilden Farm (c. 1745). 24031 Walnut Point Road.
31. Shorewood / Alexander Wilson House (c. 1860). 32180 Wilson Point Road. Italianate.

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