:;A-161 01 '1 SeorR;e •'::oak House 301)9 Ihr~on~r Church ~oad Darlington, ~arylan~ 21034

This stone ano fr3me house is locaten on the south side of Harmony '.'.::hurch Road neqr the center o: the area known as Cooksville. I'he house faces north.

I'his house was the first home of George P. Cook, for whom this area ·,!as named. qe lived in the house u..11til the larger stone structure across the road was built (HA-16?).

Cook operated a tanbark mill and tannery here, as well as a country store.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST HA-161 I -

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

HISTORIC

AND/OR COMMON

Old George Cook Honse

.fJLOCATION !:TREET & NUMBER

3069 Harmony Church Road CITY. rowN

Darlington _ VICINITY OF

STATE

Maryland

D CLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS x _DISTRICT _PUBLIC _OCCUPIED

~BUILDING(S) x _PRIVATE _UNOCCUPIED

_STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS

_SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _OBJECT _IN PROCESS ~YES RESTRICTED

_BEING CONSIDERED _YES UNRESTRICTED

_NO

DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

Mr. and Mrs. James McC. Worthington STREET & NUMBER

3069 Harmony Church Road CITY. TOWN

Darlington, - VICINITY OF

llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION couRTHOUSE. Harford County Courthouse REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC

STREET & NUMBER

40 South Main Street CITY. TOWN

Bel Air

D REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE

DATE

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

first COUNTY

Harford

PRESENT USE

_AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM

_COMMERCIAL __ PA;lK

_EDUCATIONAL ...xl'RIVATE RESIDENCE

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

__ GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTAT!Oll<

_MILITARY _OTHER

Telephone #: 836-2379

STATE ' zip code MD 21034

Liber #: 985 Folio #: 199

STATE

Maryland

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_MOVED DATE ___ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This stone and frame house is located on the south side of Earmony Church Road near the center of the area known as Cooksville. 1'he house faces north.

The stone unit of this home is two bays by two and two stories high. 7he frame addition is one bay in length and continues the slate roof's ridge line. A corbeled brick chimney is located at each inside gable end. Windows througho'.lt the two stone unit are six lights over six and have louvered shutter&. A one story shed roofed porch is located on the south side of the stone unit.

The frame unit is said to have been built in 184o and was drastically remodeled in the 1950' s. It contains a modern kitchen and bathroom. 1:/indows are no·.,. eight lights over eight.

A modern, gambrel roofed unit has been added to the west facade.

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SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ ARCHITECT

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

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?£OTHER !SPECIFY) Mill Town

'!'his house was the first home of George P. Cook, for whom this area was named. He lived in the house until the larger stone structure across the road was built (HA-162).

Cook operated a tanbark mill and tannery here, as ,.,rell as a cotu1try store.

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l]JMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 'dright, c. Milton; Our Harford Heritage, ::<'rench Bray Press, Baltimore, 1967.

H Harford County Directory, 1953.

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ll!JGEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 8 .47 acres

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

This property is bounded on the north by ~armony Church Road; and on the South and west by the property of Lloyd :'/e3.ver.

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE

Susan M. Deeney, Field ?fistorian ORGANIZATION DATE

Historic District Commission 1/78 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE

45 South Main Street 838-6000, ext. 207 CITY OR TOWN STATE

Bel Air Maryland 21014

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

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Title Search HA-161

James Mee. and Lucie Worthington

985 199 4/4/1975 Grantor: N. Lloyd Weaver Grantee: James McC. and Lucie F. Worthington Acreage: 8.47 acres

GRG 304 91 l0/28/1946 Grant or: Sarah P. Cook, et al Grantee: N. Lloyd and Mina T Weaver .LJ.

GRG 304 95 12/30/1946 Gran tor: Jesse H. Travis Grantee: N. Lloyd and Mina L. '.t/eaver

1l.JSF 95 475 3/27/1899 Gran tor: Martha "' Cook ....,. Grantee: George P. and Elisha Cook

'4S? 93 335 4/14/1898 Grantor: S.A. Williams, trustee Grcmtee: Martha B. Cook

WSR 10 136 6/15/l·Q·85 Grantor: Last ',-Jill and Testament of Joel Cook

Grantee: His children: John ;.-Jilliam Cook, Elisha Cook, Isaac P. Cook, Mary '1 w. Cook, George P. Cook, Sarah P. Cook and Charles G. Cook

ALJ 48 364 11/23/1883 Gran tor: Margaret I. Willis and others Grantee: ·«villiam A. Cook

SRG 304 95 Grantor: Joel Cook, Mary '.V. Cook, Elisha J. Cook, Isaac Cook and George P. Cook

Grantee: Jesse s. Travis

BHH 8 369 8/11/1870 Gran tor: Last ":Jill and Testament of George P. Cook

Grantee: J. Ludar Cook

CWB 7 201 10/15/1853 Grantor: Last 'dill and Testament of Elisha Cook

Grantee: Joel Cook

HD 29 122 12/12/1843 Grant or: George Preston and Appelurn, his wife Grantee: Elisha and George P. Cook Acreage: 45 acres

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HD 16 344 1/14/1834 Granter: Joseph Moore Grantee: George Preston

~m ,, .v 180 3/25/1911 Gra.ntor: David Clendenin

Grantee: Joseph Moore

HD w 180 9/5/1804 Gran tor: Heirs of James Clendenin Grantee: David Clendenin

JLG H 203 5/1/1787 Granter: Margaret Sturgeon aI1:3 Robert Sturgeon

Grantee: James Clendenin Acreage: 62 acres

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12. ST ATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFlCAif tON NATION{Jt' REGISTER VERIFICATION

As the designated State Liaison Off icer for the Na­

tional Historic Preseruati.on Act o f 1966 (Public Law

89-665), 1 hereby nominate this property for inclus100

m the National Register and certify that it has been

evaluated according lo the criteria a nd procew res sel

forlh by the Nal1ona I Park Service. The recommended

level of significance of this nom1nat1on is:

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