In 2019, a family moved a 255-year-old mansion 50 miles by barge to a new home

A 255-year-old Georgian mansion made an extraordinary 50-mile journey across the Chesapeake Bay after a Maryland family decided to move the entire 400-ton structure by barge. The move was meant to save the historic house from possible demolition and new development. According to reporting by Inside Edition, homeowner Christian Neeley spent nearly $1 million to move the historic 4,000-square-foot brick home, known as Galloway House, from Easton, Maryland, to a new waterfront property in Queenstown. The house was built between 1760 and 1764 and was moved in 2019. The unusual move required months of planning, special equipment and careful timing. The house first traveled by road before being loaded onto a barge for the two-day trip across the Chesapeake Bay.The history behind Galloway HouseGalloway House was built between 1760 and 1764 near Easton, Maryland. It was built for newlyweds William Nicols and Henrietta Maria Chamberlaine Nicols on their 600-acre plantation in Talbot County. The house is an example of Georgian architecture from the period before the American Revolution. Over the years, the house survived more than two centuries of American history. It was later left empty, a...