Content (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)

Content
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Content, December 2008
Location:	14518 Church St., Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Coordinates:	38°48′54″N 76°45′12″W / 38.815°N 76.75333°W / 38.815; -76.75333Coordinates: 38°48′54″N 76°45′12″W / 38.815°N 76.75333°W / 38.815; -76.75333
Built:	1787 - 1844
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	No Style Listed
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	78003119 [1]
Added to NRHP:	September 13, 1978

Content, also known as the Bowling House, is a historic home located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, across the street from the county courthouse. The home is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, two-part frame structure built in three stages. The first section, built in 1787, consisted of the present main block, with a stair hall and porch were added ca. 1800. A north wing was added before 1844. Content is one of the oldest buildings remaining in the county seat of Upper Marlboro, along with Kingston and the Buck (James Waldrop) House. Content has always been owned by prominent families in the civic, economic, and social affairs of town, county, and state including the Magruder, Beanes, and Lee families; and the Bowling family of the 20th century.^[2]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "Content". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=493&COUNTY=Prince%20Georges&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%20Georges. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 

External links

• Content, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:79-16, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust website
• M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Content, entry 79-019-16, p. 132
• Content, 14518 Church Street, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD: 1 photos and 1 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey