Wye House

Wye House is a large, seven part late-18th / early 19th century Georgian and Federal style house with a gable-fronted central house that was expanded on both sides by two story gable front pavilions connected to the central house by one story “hyphens” and two one story end units. Earliest construction began sometime around 1668 and the main house, encompassing what is called "The Captain's House," was built between 1781 -1784 and reached completion by 1799, it is considered a “Roman Country House” in that it shows a transition of styles from Georgian to early Federal. . In an era when most families in Maryland were living in one or two rooms, the Wye house boasted around fifteen rooms. The house is currently owned by Richard Tilghman, Jr., who is the 11th Generation of the Lloyd Family to live in the house.