- Compton Bassett (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
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Compton Bassett
Compton Bassett, 1936 HABS Photo
Nearest city: Upper Marlboro, Maryland Coordinates: 38°48′55″N 76°43′1″W / 38.81528°N 76.71694°WCoordinates: 38°48′55″N 76°43′1″W / 38.81528°N 76.71694°W Built: 1783 Architectural style: Georgian Governing body: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission NRHP Reference#: 83002959
[1]Added to NRHP: March 08, 1983 Compton Bassett is a historic home in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, that was constructed ca. 1783. It is a two-story brick Georgian house, covered with cream-colored stucco, on a high basement of gray stucco. A two-story wing was added in 1928. Remaining outbuildings include a chapel to the southeast, a meathouse to the southwest, and a dairy to the northwest. Also on the property is a family burial ground.[2]
The Hill family and descendents lived at this site from 1699 to 1900. Hills Bridge (700 meters to the southeast) has carried traffic over the Patuxent River here since a toll bridge was first constructed in 1852 by W.B. Hill. [3] Compton Bassett was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] In July 2010 the house and grounds were acquired by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
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.
- ^ "Compton Bassett". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=735&COUNTY=Prince%20Georges&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%20Georges. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County) Compton Bassett, entry 79-063-10". http://www.mncppc.org/county/Illustrated_Inventory906/128_162.pdf.
External links
- Compton Bassett, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:79-10, including photo in 1977, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Compton Bassett, entry 79-063-10, p. 141
- Compton Bassett, 16508 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD: 14 photos and 13 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Compton Bassett, Smokehouse, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD: 2 photos and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Compton Bassett, Dairy, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD: 3 photos and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Compton Bassett, Tenant House, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD: 2 photos and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Compton Bassett Chapel, Marlboro Pike (State Route 408), Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD: 7 photos and 6 data pages, 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
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- Houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
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