07/12/2025
On July 3, 2025 the Kemp Property nomination to be on the National Register of Historic Places was approved and certified by the National Park Service!
From the 189 page application: Significance in Agriculture and Religion under Criterion A and Architecture under Criterion C.
The primary significance of the property lies in its association with the founding of the United Church of the Brethren in Christ.
Architecturally, it is a significant example of how traditional German building traditions were transformed to meet contemporary English tastes.
Agriculturally, the farmstead displays an array of outbuildings that mark the significant transition from a crop producing economy to a husbandry economy, a phenomenon important in the overall economy of Frederick, MD.
