Maryland

Wilson H. Cecil House, Dickerson, Maryland (39.268748, -77.341652)

Primary Barn Felling Dates: Winter 1859/60, Summer 1859, Winter 1857/8, Spring 1844

Site Master 1758-1859 (white oak) DKMDx1 (t = 8.13 STUBx1; 8.05 MARYLAND; 6.91 MCYx5).

Individual Sample 1752-1847 (white oak) dkmd5 (t = 5.99 DC-AREA; 5.61 ARC; 5.12 UTCx1).

The Wilson H. Cecil House is a two-story log cabin located in Dickerson, Maryland. At the time of sampling the structure was undergoing renovation, with two of the walls having been removed.

Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the building was constructed from timbers felled in the spring of 1844, the winter of 1857/8, the summer of 1859, and the winter of 1859/60, suggesting that the building was constructed at this latter time or shortly thereafter.

Worthington and Seiter 2025 "The Tree-Ring Dating of the Wilson H. Cecil House, Dickerson, Maryland" Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory 2025/09.

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