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Rackliffe House Collection

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

(2007 – 2011)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2012.003
Creator(s) Jenkins, Joan; Purnell, W. D. Bill; Rapp, Jim; Touart, Paul Baker
Acquisition

Donated by Dr. Ray Thompson.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by R. Miller, August 2014.
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Abstract

This collection, ranging from 2007 to 2011, contains information about the restoration of the Rackliffe Plantation House in Berlin, Maryland. Included are 2011 correspondence from members of the Rackliffe House Trust such as Jim Rapp and Joan Jenkins and the Preservation Plan from Paul Baker Touart from 2007.

Administrative History

The Rackliffe House, alternately known during the past two hundred years as the Dirickson farm, Sandy Point farm or Manor Place, is situated on an elevated ridge of land overlooking Sinepuxent Bay, Assateague Island and the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Charles Rackliffe (d. 1752) is credited with the construction of the large two-story, three-bay, double pile brick dwelling, Probably dating from the mid to late 1740s, on land that descended in his family since 1678/9. 

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Subject Terms

  • Corporate Names
    • Rackliffe Plantation House
  • Location Terms
    • Berlin (Md.)

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