- Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland)
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Melford
Melford, December 2008
Nearest city: Mitchellville, Maryland Coordinates: 38°57′35″N 76°42′34″W / 38.95972°N 76.70944°WCoordinates: 38°57′35″N 76°42′34″W / 38.95972°N 76.70944°W Built: mid-late 1840s Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Greek Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 88000271
[1]Added to NRHP: April 06, 1988 Melford is a historic plantation home located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center, near the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Route 50, at Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland. The house is multi-part, gable-roofed, brick and stone dwelling house constructed probably in the mid-late 1840s, with elements of the Greek Revival style.[2]
The grounds include three outbuildings: a three-bay gable-roofed slave quarter probably dating from the 18th century; a pyramidal-roofed meat house also dating from the late 18th century; and a 20th century pyramidal-roofed pump house. The landscape consists of terraced gardens, falling away from the house on three levels. Melford was home for 140 years to two prominent local families, the Ducketts and the Hardestys.[2]
Melford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Melford". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1009&COUNTY=Prince%20Georges&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%20Georges. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links
- Melford, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:71B-16, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Melford, entry 71B-016, p. 95
- Melford, Crain Highway (U.S. Route 301), Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD: 25 photos and 13 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Melford, Slave House, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Melford, Smokehouse, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
- Bowie, Maryland
- Greek Revival architecture in Maryland
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
- Plantations in Maryland
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