Somerset County, Maryland


Founding: 1666
Parent county: Unorganized territory
Namesake: Somerset, England
Seat: Ilchester (1675–1683); Unity (1683–1694); Dividing Creek (1694–1747); Princess Anne (1747–)
Land area: 320 square miles
Population (2020): 24,620
Population (historic): 15,310 (1790); 19,508 (1840); 18,190 (1870); 25,923 (1900); 23,382 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1810s; 1840–1860; 1870–1890; 1980s
Subdivisions: One city; one town; nine CDPs
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,158 (18.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 12.2%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,418
Average outbuilding value (1930): $786
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,820
Average farm size (1920): 38.9 acres
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Princess Anne
 
Namesake: Anne of Orange, British princess
Founding: 1733 (founding); 1792 (post office); 1867 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 3,446
Population (historic): 805 (1870); 865 (1890); 1,006 (1910); 975 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870; 1880s; 1900s; 1940s; 1970–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 204 (11.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Elisha Riggin House (c. 1836). 26800 Cash Corner Road.
  2. William Costen House (1829). Cokesbury Road, northwest of Wallace Taylor Road. Federal. Razed.
  3. Rehobeth Episcopal Church Ruins (1785–1788). Coventry Parish Road, east of Old Rehobeth Road.
  4. Tudor Hall / Francis Waters House (c. 1790). 28131 Fairmount Road. Georgian.
  5. Hayward's Lott / Thomas Hayward House (c. 1730). 7790 Hayward Road. Georgian.
  6. Sudler's Conclusion (c. 1720/1840). 8720 Hood Road.
  7. Arlington / Ephraim Wilson Farm (c. 1755). 9001 James Ring Road. Georgian.
  8. Make Peace / Roach House (c. 1725). 27012 Johnson Creek Road.
  9. Elmwood / Arnold Jones House (c. 1820). 10067 Locust Point Road. Federal.
  10. Almodington / John Elzey House (c. 1750). Locust Point Road, south of Oriole Road. Georgian.
  11. Beckford / John Dennis House (c. 1803). 11700 Mansion Street. Georgian.
  12. Francis Barnes Farm (c. 1870). Mennonite Church Road, south of Greenhill Lane. Gothic Revival. Razed.
  13. Waterloo / Henry Waggaman House (c. 1755). 28822 Mount Vernon Road. Georgian.
  14. Woolford–Adams Farm (c. 1830/1900). 11179 Old Princess Anne Road. Eastlake.
  15. Kingston Hall / Thomas King Farm (1755). 7526 Old Westover–Marion Road. Georgian.
  16. Beverly / Nehemiah King House (c. 1790). 30590 Perry Road. Georgian.
  17. Jarvis Ballard House (c. 1750). Perryhawkin Road, east of Post Office Road.
  18. Watkins Point Farm / Horsey House (c. 1785/1850). 27737 Phoenix Church Road. Greek Revival.
  19. Clifton / James Elzey House (c. 1805). 28236 Revell's Neck Road. Federal.
  20. Caldicott / Littleton Dennis House (c. 1790). 31841 Vessey Orchard Road. Georgian.
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