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Object Name Documents
Title Radcliffe Cross (Ratcliffe, Ratcliff Crosse, Radcliff Cross)
Object ID 886
Scope & Content Quaker Neck Road (MD 289)

In 1718 Ratcliff Crosse was purchased by one of Kent Counties earliest citizens, Thoms Smythe, builder of Trumpington,for 340 pounds. Architecturally, Radcliffe Cross is significant for its Greek Revival facade, which reflects an historical influence not commonly found on the Eastern Shore
Collection Kent County Historic Sites Inventory
People Smith, Thomas
Subjects architectural survey
historic houses
site survey
K-files
Lexicon category 8: Communication Artifact
Lexicon sub-category Documentary Artifact
Search Terms Quaker Neck Road
K 86
Greek Revival Facade Architecture
District 4
Smith, Thomas