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The '''Cannonball House''' in [[Saint Michaels, Maryland|Saint Michaels]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]], is a historic house built in the early 19th century. The [[Federal style]] house is a side-hall double-parlor design on a corner lot, built for shipbuilder William Merchant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=660&COUNTY=Talbot&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Talbot|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-07-18|work= Cannonball House|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> It is historically notable for an 1813 event in the [[War of 1812]] in which the [[Royal Navy|British fleet]] bombarded Saint Michaels, leaving a cannonball embedded in the house.
The '''Cannonball House''' in [[Saint Michaels, Maryland|Saint Michaels]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]], is a historic house built in the early 19th century. The [[Federal style]] house is a side-hall double-parlor design on a corner lot, built for shipbuilder William Merchant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=660&COUNTY=Talbot&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-07-18|work= Cannonball House|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> It is historically notable for an 1813 event in the [[War of 1812]] in which the [[Royal Navy|British fleet]] bombarded Saint Michaels, leaving a cannonball embedded in the house.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=660&COUNTY=Talbot&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Talbot Cannonball House, Talbot County], including photo dated 1980, at Maryland Historical Trust
*[http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=660&COUNTY=Talbot&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx Cannonball House, Talbot County], including photo dated 1980, at Maryland Historical Trust


{{National Register of Historic Places in Maryland}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Maryland}}

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Cannonball House
Cannonball House (Saint Michaels, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Cannonball House (Saint Michaels, Maryland)
LocationSt. Michaels, Maryland
Built1810
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.80001839
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1980[1]

The Cannonball House in Saint Michaels, Maryland, United States, is a historic house built in the early 19th century. The Federal style house is a side-hall double-parlor design on a corner lot, built for shipbuilder William Merchant.[2] It is historically notable for an 1813 event in the War of 1812 in which the British fleet bombarded Saint Michaels, leaving a cannonball embedded in the house.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Cannonball House. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-07-18.

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