Historic Preservation Commission

C.1. Spring Hill

DATE: April 9, 2019

TO: Historic Preservation Commission

VIA: Howard S. Berger, Supervisor Historic Preservation Section Countywide Planning Division

FROM: Thomas W. Gross, Planner Coordinator Historic Preservation Section Countywide Planning Division

RE: Evaluation for Historic Site Designation: Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation

Historic Resource Spring Hill MIHP Number 87B-036-01 Address 16421 Aquasco Farm Road, Aquasco MD 20608 Owner Charles F. Richardson, Jr. and Diane B. Richardson Environmental Setting 298.03 acres Description Tax Map 178, Grid D3, Parcel 30

Procedural Background June 1974 Survey and documentation of the property initially completed by M-NCPPC Park Historian Christopher Owens. July 1981 Resource included in the Prince George’s County Historic Sites and Districts Plan. September 1985 Survey and documentation of the property updated by Susan G. Pearl. March 2008 Survey and documentation of the property updated by EHT Traceries, Inc. April 2, 2019 The property was posted “at least 14 days in advance,” according to the provisions of the Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Ordinance (Subtitle 29-118) and the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance (Subtitle 27-125.03). Evidence of sign posting and written notice to the property owner are attached. April 2, 2019 The property owner, the adjacent property owners, and other interested parties were mailed written notice of the time, date, and location of the public hearing on the application. April 16, 2019 Date of HPC public hearing.

Evaluation for Historic Site Designation: Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation Spring Hill (87B-036-01) April 9, 2019 Page 2 Findings Description: Spring Hill is a two-and-one-half-story, side-gable, frame dwelling constructed circa 1820, executed in a vernacular late-Georgian/Federal style. The building features non-historical entry doors in the central bay of both the front and rear elevations and is lighted by a symmetrical arrangement of six-over-six, double-hung, wood sash windows over which metal storm windows have been installed. The building is clad in asbestos shingle siding, which conceals earlier asphalt shingle siding and what is likely the original wood lap siding. The roof is sheathed in gray three-tab asphalt shingles. An exterior Flemish-bond brick chimney stands at the south gable end, with stepped weatherings above the second-story windows. At the north gable end stand two exterior Flemish-bond brick chimneys connected by a two-story pent. The building rests on a brick foundation, partially covered with concrete, which encloses a basement entered through a gable-roofed vestibule on the north elevation. A comparison of the structure’s current appearance with photographs taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936 show that Spring Hill has undergone extensive alteration, including the replacement of the doors and windows and the removal of a shed-roofed porch that sheltered the three inner bays of the west elevation. Outbuildings on the property include a shed-roofed, board-and-batten storage shed to the north of the house and two barns, one gable-roofed and one gambrel-roofed, approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the house. Other agricultural outbuildings associated with the Spring Hill farm complex stand near the barns on an adjacent parcel. Setting: Spring Hill is located at 16421 Aquasco Farm Road in the unincorporated community of Aquasco. The resource sits within a 2-acre cleared area of an otherwise undeveloped 298.03-acre parcel, which is mostly wooded but contains 44 acres of tilled fields at the eastern end of the property. A single unpaved private road provides vehicular access to the property from Aquasco Farm Road, with the subject resource situated a half-mile from the public road. Adjacent parcels to the north, east, south, and west comprise a combination of woodland and cultivated fields. The resource is located 0.7 miles east of Aquasco Road. History: Spring Hill occupies property that was part of the 2,000-acre Brooke Court patent granted to Roger Brooke in 1650. The eastern end of the property might have originally been part of the Joseph and Mary patent, which laid between Brooke Court and the Patuxent River. A portion of Brooke Court that had been conveyed by the Brooke family to Joseph Letchworth was sold to Robert Skinner in 1691, and for the next 100 years it passed to succeeding generations of the Skinner family. In 1792, James Somerville purchased 350 acres from Leonard Magruder and his wife, Susanna Priscilla Magruder, who was a great-granddaughter of Robert Skinner. Somerville’s purchase extended from the western line of Brooke Court to the river, bounded by branches that separated his property from the large landholdings of Stanislaus Hoxton to the south and Rinaldo Johnson to the north. James Somerville (spelled Somervell in some contemporary documents) was born in Calvert County in 1758 and served during the American Revolution as a captain under General William Smallwood in the 6th Maryland Regiment. He is listed in the 1790 census as owning 45 slaves, indicating that he likely operated a large farm before he purchased the subject property. He married twice, first to Anne Magruder Truman in 1783 and, after her death, to Elizabeth Hawkins Magruder in 1792. At the time of the 1798 Federal Direct Tax assessment, Somerville was living in a brick house measuring 40 feet by 28 feet, fronted by a piazza and surrounded by an assortment of frame outbuildings. This house, no longer standing, was located closer to the river than the present house, on a portion of Somerville’s property that would later be referred to as the “Brick House Lot.” By the time of the 1810 census, Somerville’s household appears to have included not only James and Elizabeth but also their children and grandchildren. Somerville’s number of slaves had grown to 81. James and Elizabeth Somerville both died in 1815 and the 297-acre Spring Hill property passed to their son, John. It is believed that John Somerville built the current house circa 1820, although no records could be located to substantiate this. John died intestate in 1826, leaving no children but several siblings and half-

Evaluation for Historic Site Designation: Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation Spring Hill (87B-036-01) April 9, 2019 Page 3 siblings. One brother, Alexander, had moved to Louisiana in 1817 and later rose to military and political prominence in Texas. Spring Hill was eventually sold by trustees to another brother, James Somerville, Jr., in 1842. The property was conveyed in 1849 to George Forbes, who had other large landholdings in the area; the 235-acre Brick House Lot to the east of Spring Hill, which had been inherited by Thomas Truman Somerville, was purchased by Forbes in 1840. George Forbes is recorded as a planter in the 1850 census, living with his wife, Mary, and five children; his real estate holdings at the time were valued at $28,000. Forbes conveyed the property to William Worthington in 1861, in time to appear as the occupant of the Spring Hill house on the Martenet map of Prince George’s County published that year. Worthington, a farmer, owned the property until his death in 1871, when it was sold as part of an equity case back to George Forbes. Both the Spring Hill property and the adjacent Brick House Lot were conveyed by George and Mary Forbes to their son, George F. Forbes, in 1876. He appears on the 1878 Hopkins atlas as the owner of the property. Forbes and his wife, the former Frances Bowling, conveyed the property to a trust in 1882 and it remained in the ownership of Forbes family descendants until 1948. It is not clear whether, or by whom, Spring Hill was occupied during the Forbes period of ownership; the family’s primary residence was Villa de Sales (Historic Site 87B-036-13) in Aquasco, built in 1877 by George Forbes. Several generations of the Forbes and Bowling families are buried in the cemetery of St. Dominic’s Church, adjacent to Villa de Sales. Photos taken of Spring Hill as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936 suggest that the house had been unoccupied for a long period, with several windows broken and the front porch in deteriorated condition. In April 1948, the 552-acre property comprising Spring Hill and the Brick House Lot, as well as a 100-acre parcel to the immediate west, was conveyed by the heirs of George F. Forbes to Vernon C. Richardson and his wife, Marie. Like the Bowlings and Forbeses, the Richardson family was well established in the Aquasco area and had intermarried with several other landed families in southern Prince George’s County since the eighteenth century. Vernon Richardson is listed in the 1940 census living near Brandywine and working as a rural mail carrier, with Marie employed as a clerk for the U.S. Department of State. Richardson’s obituary in 1960 also gives his place of residence as Brandywine. In 1956, Vernon and Marie Richardson entered into an agreement to sell timber from a portion of the Spring Hill property for a period of four years, with a sawmill or mills to be constructed near present-day Aquasco Farm Road. It is not clear from aerial photographs whether this agreement was ever acted upon. When Spring Hill was first documented by M-NCPPC in June 1974, the property was described as a “private hunt club.” Before her death in 1986, Marie Richardson conveyed the property to a limited partnership. A 2002 court order partitioned the combined 623.65-acre property among members of the Richardson family, with Kenneth E. Richardson and his wife, Krystyna, acquiring 297 acres. The property was conveyed to its current owners, Charles F. Richardson, Jr. and Diane B. Richardson, in March 2017. The house at Spring Hill is currently unoccupied, although portions of the property remain under cultivation. The Richardson family retains ownership of the remaining portions of the original Spring Hill and Brick House Lot through a trust. Significance: Spring Hill is significant as an early nineteenth-century frame dwelling executed in a vernacular late-Georgian/Federal style, with a symmetrical plan and distinctive two-story chimney pent. The resource is also significant for its association with several large landowning families in southern Prince George’s County, including the Somerville, Forbes, and Bowling families. The significance of this association is diminished by the fact that the Somerville family occupied the house for a relatively brief period after its construction circa 1820, and because the property was secondary to the Forbes family’s main residence at Villa de Sales for most of their period of ownership. As part of a large farm worked by enslaved labor, the historic resource embodies the heritage theme of Antebellum agricultural practices in rural Prince George’s County. Integrity/Degree of Alteration: Spring Hill has retained its essential form as an early nineteenth-century dwelling executed in a vernacular late-Georgian/Federal style, although much of the historic building fabric has been replaced or concealed. As such, the historic resource retains a moderately low degree of integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and feeling. Spring Hill retains a high degree of integrity of location and a

Evaluation for Historic Site Designation: Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation Spring Hill (87B-036-01) April 9, 2019 Page 4 moderate degree of integrity of setting, as the 298-acre parcel remains rural in character but is far more wooded than during its period of significance. It retains a moderately high degree of integrity of association, as the house continues to function as a residence (although currently unoccupied) and the property remains partially cultivated. The integrity of the historic resource should be evaluated against the criteria of Historic Preservation Commission Policy #1-87, “Evaluating Integrity, Degree of Alteration, and Scarcity and Frequency.” The Policy defines certain changes to a building as “critical,” meaning they are “irreversible and greatly alter or destroy the significant features of a building and/or its setting.” A comparison of 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey photographs with more recent documentation reveal several such critical changes pertaining to the subject resource, including: removal of a shed-roofed porch on the west elevation, which itself was a replacement of an earlier porch; replacement of what were likely nineteenth-century nine-over-six and nine- over-nine wood sash windows with six-over six sash windows of smaller size; removal of attic-level windows between the two north elevation chimneys; replacement of both the front and rear entry doors; and replacement of an earlier shed-roofed first story addition on the north elevation with a gable-roofed structure. The 1936 HABS photographs also reveal several alterations to Spring Hill that Policy #1-87 characterizes as “detrimental” to the integrity of the historic resource. These include: the installation of asbestos shingle siding (and an earlier cladding of asphalt shingles) over random-width wood lap siding that was likely original to the house; the installation of asphalt roofing shingles over a metal roof of unknown vintage; partial reconstruction of the north and south elevation chimneys, which has altered their corbelling treatment. . HPC Policy #1-87, “Evaluating Integrity, Degree of Alteration, and Scarcity and Frequency,” states that a property’s integrity should be considered in the context of the scarcity of the resource type it represents, with a less restrictive standard of integrity applied when few or no other similar properties exist in the Inventory of Historic Resources. Spring Hill is a rare surviving example of an early nineteenth-century frame plantation dwelling, with a highly unusual two-story chimney pent. However, the critical and detrimental changes described above have rendered the building less exemplary of its architectural type and period than several buildings of similar vintage that have been designated as historic sites. These include Brookefield of the Berrys (86A-020) and Wyoming (81B-004), the latter of which also features a two-story chimney pent. In light of these extensive alterations, Spring Hill could be found to have insufficient integrity to convey, represent, or contain the values and qualities for which it is judged significant.

Conclusions and Recommendation 1. Staff concludes that Spring Hill meets one of the nine designation criteria of Subtitle 29-104(a): Historic and Cultural Significance

(1)(A)(i) has significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the County, State or Nation

(1)(A)(ii) is the site of a significant historic event

(1)(A)(iii) is identified with a person or a group of persons who influenced society

(1)(A)(iv) exemplifies the cultural, economic, industrial, social, political or historical heritage of the County and its urban and rural communities

Architectural and Design Significance

(2)(A)(i) embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction

Evaluation for Historic Site Designation: Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation Spring Hill (87B-036-01) April 9, 2019 Page 5 (2)(A)(ii) represents the work of a master craftsman, architect or builder

(2)(A)(iii) possesses high artistic values

(2)(A)(iv) represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction (2)(A)(v) X represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community or County due to its singular physical characteristics or landscape

However, staff is mindful that Historic Preservation Commission Policy #1-89 provides guidance in the use of the above-cited criterion: The Landmark Criterion, (2)(A)(v), should not be used alone in designating an Historic Site; it should be used only in combination with one or more of the other criteria of historic or architectural significance.

Staff Recommendation Staff recommends to the Historic Preservation Commission that Spring Hill, Historic Resource 87B-036- 01, can only be found to meet HPC Historic Site Criterion (2)(A)(v) and that in accordance with HPC Policy #1-89, it should not be designated as a Historic Site and should be deleted from the Inventory of Historic Resources.

Attachments:

MIHP Form for 87B-036-01 (including map and photographs) April 2, 2019 Notice announcing April 16, 2019 HPC Public Hearing c: Inventory File 87B-036-01 Thomas Lester, Community Planner, Planning Area 87B

Owner: Charles F. Richardson, Jr. and Diane B. Richardson 8630 Port Tobacco Road La Plata MD 20646

Interested Parties:

Douglas McElrath, Chairman Prince George’s Heritage 4703 Annapolis Road Bladensburg MD 20710

Alfonso Narvaez, Chairman Prince George’s Historical & Cultural Trust PO Box 85 Upper Marlboro MD 20773

Donna Schneider, President Prince George’s County Historical Society PO Box 1513 Upper Marlboro MD 20773

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Figure 1. Spring Hill, west (front) elevation looking east, March 2019.

Figure 2. Spring Hill, north elevation looking south, March 2019.

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Figure 3. Spring Hill, east elevation looking west, March 2019.

Figure 4. Spring Hill, south elevation looking north, March 2019.

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Figure 5. Spring Hill, property view from southwest, March 2019.

Figure 6. Spring Hill, storage shed looking southwest, March 2019.

CAPSULE SUMMARY PG:87B-1 Spring Hill 16421 Aquasco Farm Road Aquasco, Prince George's County, Maryland c. 1820 Private

Spring Hill, located at 16421 Aquasco Farm Road near Aquasco, Maryland, is one of a few extant wood-frame Georgian, center-hall dwelling built during the first half of the nineteenth century in Prince

George's County. The vernacular farmhouse was constructed c. 1820 on what was a 297-acre parcel that has now diminished to 1 acre. Although the dwelling is a rare extant example of an early rural domestic form, as a result of several alterations, Spring Hill does not maintain sufficient integrity to convey its significance as an early-nineteenth-century vernacular building with a Georgian center-hall plan. A shed is associated with this property.

The chimney on the south (side) elevation is shouldered. The chimney on the north (side) elevation is a large chimney with a two-story pent with an asphalt shingles roof. All windows are 6/6 and feature a square-edge wood surround with metal storm window frames. A one-story, one-bay addition is located on the north (side) elevation. Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG:87B-1 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Spring Hill

other 2. Location

street and number 16421 Aquasco Farm Road not for publication

city, town Aquasco vicinity county Prince George's

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

name Kenneth E. Richardson

street and number PO Box 181 telephone city, town Aquasco state MD zip code 20608-0181 4. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Courthouse liber 20027 folio 30 city, town Upper Marlboro tax map 178 tax parcel 30 tax ID number 08-0841684 5. Primary Location of Additional Data

___ Contributing Resource in National Register District ___ Contributing Resource in Local Historic District ___ Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register ___ Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register ___ Recorded by HABS/HAER ___ Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT -~X- Other: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's County Planning Department

6. Classification

Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count __district __public __agriculture __landscape Contributing Noncontributing _X_building(s) _X_private __commerce/trade __recreation/culture 2 ____ buildings __structure both __defense __religion ____ sites __site _X_domestic __social ____ structures __object __education __transportation ____ objects __funerary __work in progress 2 __o~_Total __government __unknown __health care __vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources __industry __other : previously listed in the Inventory 2 7. Description Inventory No. PG:87B-1

Condition

excellent x_ deteriorated _good ruins fair altered

Prepare both a one-paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

Spring Hill is located at 16421 Aquasco Fann Road, near Aquasco, Maryland. The two-and-a-half-story, five bay building was built c. 1820 on part of a large tract of land known as Brook Court. The dwelling is situated on a 1.00-acre lot surrounded by dense forest. A long, winding, unpaved driveway leads to a small opening, were the dwelling is located. A small shed is located north of the building.

DWELLING

The two-and-a-half-story, five-bay dwelling, known as Spring Hill, was constructed c. 1820. The large building has a Georgian, center-hall plan. Set on a parged foundation, this wood-frame building has been reclad in asbestos siding. The side-gable roof is covered in asphalt shingles with a boxed cornice and overhanging eaves. The dwelling features two brick exterior-end chimneys with corbeled caps. The chimney on the south (side) elevation is shouldered. The chimney on the north (side) elevation is a large chimney with a two-story pent with an asphalt shingles roof. All windows are 6/6 and feature a square-edge wood surround with metal storm window frames. A one-story, one-bay addition is located on the north (side) elevation.

The fa9ade (west elevation) of Spring Hill is symmetrically balanced. Poured concrete steps lead to a centrally placed, replacement, single-leaf wood door with lights and a square-edged wood surround. Flanking the door to both sides are two 616 windows. Second-story fenestration consists of five 6/6 windows.

The east (rear) elevation is symmetrically balanced. Poured concrete steps lead to a central, replacement, single-leaf vinyl door with lights and a square-edge wood surround. Flanking the door to both sides are two 616 windows. A metal exhaust fan is located to the south of the southern most bay. Rusted and leaching onto the asbestos siding below, the vent appears to have been installed in the mid-twentieth century. Second-story fenestration consists of five 6/6 windows.

The south (side) elevation features a centrally located chimney. The first story is fenestrated by a 6/6 window located in the west bay and paired 4/4 windows in the east bay. The second story is fenestrated by two 6/6 windows, each flanking the Flemish-bond brick chimney. Upper-story fenestration consists of two 616 windows, each flanking the chimney.

The north (side) elevation is dominated by a large chimney featuring a two-story pent clad in Flemish-bond brick. Fenestration consists of two 616 windows located on the second story, flanking the chimney. A one story, one-bay addition is located on the north (side) elevation. Based on its form and materials, it appears this addition was constructed c. 1950, probably replacing an earlier addition of the same proportions. The concrete-block structure is capped by a front-gable roof covered with asphalt sheets. The roof includes a boxed cornice and overhanging eaves. The structure is partially clad in asbestos siding, leaving the bottom Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG :87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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two courses of concrete block exposed. Fenestration consists of a single-leaf, paneled wood door with lights and a square-edge wood surround on the north elevation. The door is currently off its hinges, and the surround partially missing.

Spring Hill has undergone multiple alterations. Based on photos from the Historic American Building Survey report in 1936, the structure was clad in random-width board siding. 1 The photographs document that fenestration has been completely changed. The dwelling originally had elongated, 9/9 windows. At the time of the 1936 on-site survey, the north (side) elevation had a single-leaf paneled wood door located west of the chimney and windows flanked the chimney on the second story. Furthermore, in 1936, there was a one-story, three-bay shed-roof porch with wood posts located on the fa9ade (west elevation). This was not the original porch, as the ghosts of a one-story, full-width hip-roof porch is visible on the wood plank siding. The chimney caps have also been rebuilt, as evidenced by the different brick color. The small addition to the north (side) elevation, as shown in photographs from the 1936 on-site survey, was clad in random-width board siding and capped by a shed roof.

Located north of the dwelling is a small wood-frame shed. Based on its form and materials, it appears the shed was constructed in the mid-twentieth century. The shed is clad in vertical board siding and capped by a shed roof covered with standing-seam metal featuring overhanging eaves. Fenestration consists of a double-leaf wood door located on the south elevation. One leaf of the door is no longer extant. Additionally, portions of the exterior cladding are no longer extant.

INTEGRITY

Spring Hill retains a low level of integrity. Multiple alterations have affected the integrity of design, workmanship, materials, and feeling. The dwelling's integrity of association has been compromised due to the reduction of the property's original 297 acres to 1 acre. Of note are multiple other structures located on the same Tax Parcel as Spring Hill. These structures are located to the southeast of the dwelling, and as a result of subdivision, are no longer associated with Spring Hill. This has a negative effect on Spring Hill's integrity of setting. Spring Hill maintains its integrity of location as it remains in a small clearing, surrounded by dense forest.

1 Susan G. Pearl, "Spring Hill," (PG: 878-1) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 7: I. Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG :87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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The shed associated with Spring Hill retains a low level of integrity of materials, workmanship, and design as pieces of the exterior cladding and door are no longer extant. The structure has lost its integrity of association and feeling as it is no longer functional as an auxiliary resource of Spring Hill. Located in close proximity to the dwelling, the shed retains its integrity of location and setting.

Overall, Spring Hill and its associated resource retain an overall low level of integrity. 8. Significance Inventory No. PG:878-1

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below

1600-1699 _ agriculture economics health/medicine _ performing arts 1700-1799 _ archeology education _ industry _ philosophy x 1800-1899 X architecture _ engineering invention _ politics/government 1900-1999 art entertainment/ _ landscape architecture _ religion 2000- commerce recreation law science communications _ ethnic heritage literature _ social history _ community planning _ exploration/ _ maritime history _ transportation conservation settlement _ military X other: Local History

Specific dates c. 1820 Architect/Builder Unknown

Construction dates c. 1820, c. 1950

Evaluation for:

___ National Register ____Maryland Register ____not evaluated

Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance projects, complete evaluation on a DOE Form - see manual.)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Spring Hill, located at 16421 Aquasco Farm Road near Aquasco, Maryland, is one of a few extant wood-frame Georgian, center-hall dwellings built during the first half of the nineteenth century in Prince George's County. The vernacular farmhouse was constructed c. 1820 on what was a 297-acre parcel that has now diminished to 1 acre. Although the dwelling is a rare extant example of an early rural domestic form, as a result of several alterations, Spring Hill does not maintain sufficient integrity to convey its significance as an early-nineteenth century vernacular building with a Georgian center-hall plan.

HISTORIC CONTEXT

Spring Hill is located approximately two miles north of Aquasco, Maryland. Aquasco is a rural agricultural village located in southeastern Prince George's County. Aquasco Road (Maryland Route 381) serves as the major north-south transportation route in the community. The village's location between the Patuxent River on the east and Swanson' s Creek on the west creates a fertile area of farmland, primarily used to grow tobacco. Historically, tobacco was an important commodity in the community. The area's proximity to the Patuxent River allowed access for the shipment of goods in and out of the community. By 1746, the production of tobacco was significant enough that a tobacco inspection warehouse was proposed for construction close to the community at Trueman' s Point. Although the inspection station was never established, the landing was integral to commerce and trade. 2 This rural area today is primarily composed of agricultural fields.

The dwelling at 16421 Aquasco Farm Road was constructed c. 1820 by James Somerville on a parcel of land known as Spring Hill. The Spring Hill parcel was part of a larger tract known as Brook Court Manor, which Somerville inherited from his father James, in 1815. 3 James Somerville had lived in a brick house on another part of the tract, known as the Brick House Lot. The property consisted of 235 acres and was conveyed to John D. Bowling by Thomas F. Somerville in 1840. 4 This brick house, set closer to the river, is no longer extant. 5

2 Susan G. Pearl, African-American Heritage Survey, I 06. 3 Will TT I: 133, James Somerville to John Somerville. 4 Thomas F. Somerville to John D. Bowling, Prince George' s County Land Records, JBB I :239. Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG:87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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Following the death of John Somerville, the Spring Hill Tract, including the wood-frame dwelling, was conveyed in 1842 to James Somerville, Jr. 6

James Somerville, Jr. and his wife, Priscilla B. Somerville, conveyed the property to George Forbes in 1849.7 Forbes, born c. 1794, is a major landowner in the area and listed as a planter with $28,000 in real estate holdings in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census. 8 Forbes had also purchased the Brooke Court Manor tract, containing 235 acres. 9 Martenet's Map of 1861 documents Colonel George Forbes as living on the property. 1° Forbes conveyed the property to William Worthington in 1861. 11

Worthington owned Spring Hill through the entirety of the Civil War (1861-1865), and was listed in the 1870 U.S. Census as a farmer with $20,000 in real estate holdings. 12 Unable to keep up with payments, he was ordered by the Equity Court to complete his payments in 1871; he died before the end of the year. 13 Consequently, the property was conveyed back to George Forbes.

George Forbes and his wife, Mary E. Forbes, conveyed the property to their son, George F. Forbes in 1876. 14 Hopkins Atlas of 1878 confirms George Forbes living on the property. 15 George F. Forbes, born c. 1846, was listed as a farmer in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census. 1 Forbes and his wife, Frances, conveyed the property in 1882 to John Bowling, Henry W. Clagett, and Joseph K. Roberts, Jr., who were appointed as trustees to Frances Forbes. 17

In 1929, the property was conveyed in equal shares to George Frank Forbes, Mary E. Forbes Bowling, and

5 Susan G. Pearl, "Spring Hill," (PG: 87B-l) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 7: I. 6 Thomas S. Alexander, trustee for the Estate of John Somerville, to James Somerville, Jr., Prince George's County Land Records, JBB 2:458. 7 James Somerville~ Jr. to George Forbes, Prince George's County Land Records, JBB 5:563 . 8 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Aquasco, Prince George's, Maryland, Series M432, Roll 295, Page 50, Image 363, George Forbes. 9 John D. Bowling to George Forbes, Prince George's County Land Records, JBB I :239. 10 Simon J. Martenet, "Atlas of Prince George's County, Maryland, 1861," Adapted from Martenet 's Map of Prince George's County, Maryland(Baltimore: Simon J. Martenet C.E., 1861). 11 George Forbes to William Worthington, Prince George's County Land Records, CSM 4:32. 12 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Aquasco, Prince Georges, Maryland, Series M593 , Roll 592, Page 236, Image 474, William Worthington. 13 Susan G. Pearl, "Spring Hill," (PG: 87B-l) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 8:1. 14 George and Mary E. Forbes to George F. Forbes, Prince George's County Land Records, HB 12 :28 . 15 G.M. Hopkins, Atlas ofFift een Miles Around Washington, Including the County ofPrin ce George Maryland (Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1878). 16 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Aquasco, Prince Georges, Maryland, Series T9, Roll 513, Family History Film 1254513, Page 177.1000, Enumeration District 128, Image 0355, George Forbes, Jr. 17 George and Frances Forbes to John Bowling, Henry W. Clagett, and Joseph K. Roberts, Jr., trustees to Frances Forbes, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB I :240. Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG:87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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Elizabeth Forbes Edelen, heirs at law to Georf

The property was conveyed ten years later in 1948 to Vernon C. Richardson and his wife Marie L. Richardson. 21 The current owners, Kenneth E. and Krystyna Richardson, purchased the property, with 298 acres, in 2004. 22

Through subdivision, the property associated with Spring Hill has been reduced to 1 acre.

18 Marion Duckett, Caleb C. Magruder, Jr., and S. Marvin Peach, trustees of John Bowling, to Frank Forbes, Mary E. Forbes Bowling, and Elizabeth Forbes Edelen, Prince George's County Land Records, 352: I 02. 19 Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, "Spring Hill," http://memory.loc.gov/cgi bin/query / D ? hh:3: ./temp/~ammem_ vq9t:: (accessed January 31 , 2008). 20 George Frank and Eugenie Hall Forbes to Mary E. Forbes Bowling and Elizabeth Forbes Edelen, Prince George's County Land Records, 483: 171 . 21 Elizabeth F. and George G. Edelen, C. Albert Bowling, George Forbes and Ella Maureen Bowling, and Sister Lenore (formerly Helen E. Bowling) to Vernon C. and Marie L. Richardson, Prince George's County Land Records, 819:267. 22 Richardson Family Limited Partnership to Kenneth E. and Krystyna Richardson, Prince George's County Land Records, REP 20027:603. 9. Major Bibliographical References Inventory No. PG:878-1

1850, 1870, 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Subscription database. Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC. http://www.ancestry.com. Hopkins, G.M. Prince George's County, from Atlas ofFifteen Miles Around Washington. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1878. Martenet, Simon J. Martenet's Map ofPrince George 's County, Maryland. Baltimore: Simon J. Martenet, 1861. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Prince George's County Planning Department, Historic Sites and Districts Plan, 1992. Pearl, Susan G. " Spring Hill," (PG: 87B-I) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form, 1985.

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of surveyed property 1.00 Acreage of historical setting 297 Quadrangle name Benedict Quadrangle scale: ~J.=· 2-'-4"'"'0""'"0""-0 _____

Verbal boundary description and justification

Spring Hill is located off of a long, unpaved driveway stemmed from Aquasco Farm Road. The southern boundary is formed by the unpaved drive. The eastern, northern, and western boundaries are formed by a large stand of trees. Spring Hill has been associated with Parcel 30 as noted by Tax Map 178 since its construction c. 1820.

11. Form Prepared by

name/title Paul Weishar, Architectural Historian

organization EHT Traceries, Incorporated date March 2008

street & number 11215thStreetNW telephone 202.393. 1199

city or town Washington state DC

The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland , Article 41 , Section 181 KA, 197 4 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

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Spring Hill Contin uation Sheet

Number _L Pagel

CHAIN OF TITLE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY LAND RECORDS

Will TT 1:133 James Somerville to John Somerville (Tract of land known as Brook Court). 1815

Deed JBB 2:458 Thomas S. Alexander, Trustee, to James Somerville, Jr. (297 acres). December 31 , 1842

Deed JBB 5:563 James and Priscilla B. Somerville to George Forbes. March 17, 1849

Deed CSM 4:32 George Forbes to William Worthington (297 acres "Spring Hill" and 235 acres January 30, 1861 "Brook Court Manor").

Deed HB 12:27 Caleb C. Magruder, Trustee for Henrietta P. W. Worthington, William Worthington, July 18, 1876 and George Forbes to George Forbes (555 acres).

Deed HB 12:28 George and Mary E. Forbes to George Forbes, Jr. July 21 , 1876

Deed JWB 1 :240 George Forbes Jr. and Frances Forbes, to John Bowling, Henry W. Clagett, and August 21 , 1882 Joseph K. Roberts, Jr., Trustees of Frances Forbes (552 acres).

Deed 352: 102 Marion Duckett, Caleb C. Magruder, Jr., and S. Marvin Peach, Trustees of John November 12, 1929 D. Bowling, to George Frank Forbes, Mary E. Forbes Bowling, and Elizabeth Forbes Edelen.

Deed 483 : 171 George Frank Forbes and Eugenie Hall Forbes to Mary E. Forbes Bowling and January 5, 1938 Elizabeth Forbes Edelen (1/3 interest in 552 acres)

Deed 819:267 Elizabeth F. Edelen, Edward G. Edelen, C. Albert Bowling, G. Forbes Bowling, and April 16, 1948 Sister Lenore (formerly Helen E. Bowling) to Vernon C. and Marie L. Richardson.

Deed REP 20027:603 Richardson Family Limited Partnership to Kenneth E. and Krystyne Richardson (298 April 28 , 2004 acres). Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG :87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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Photo: Spring Hill, c. 1820, view of the fa9ade (west elevation), looking southeast. (January 2008) Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG:878-1 Historic Properties Form

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Photo: Spring Hill, c. 1820, view of the east (rear) elevation, looking northwest. (January 2008) Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG:87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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Photo: Spring Hill, c. 1820, view of the south (side) elevation, looking northeast. (January 2008) Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG:87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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Photo: Spring Hill, c. 1820, view of the north (side) elevation, looking southeast. (January 2008) Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No . PG:87B-1 Historic Properties Form

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PG:87B-1 Spring Hill 16421 Aquasco Farm Road - Building Aquasco, Prince George's County, Maryland ._____,\ Water c.1820 Tax Map 178 Road Parcel # 0030 Property PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY HISTORIC SITE SUMMARY SHEET Survey #: P.G. #87B-l Building Date: ca. 1820 Building Name: Spring Hill Location: 16421 Aguasco Farm Road, Aguasco, Maryland Private/Residence/Occupied/Good/Inaccessible Description Spring Hill is a large gable-roofed frame dwelling house, which stands between the Aquasco road and the Patuxent River. The house is five-bays by two-bays, and two-and-one-half stories high, with entrance in the central bay of the main west facade. There is a corresponding entrance in the central bay of the east facade; both entrances are unadorned and unsheltered. The building is covered with white asbestos shingle. Windows are small 6/6 double hung sash. The building rests on a brick foundation, partially covered with con crete, which encloses a basement. Cornices are boxed and plain. There are large exterior brick chimneys at the gable ends. At the south gable end one tall chimney stands at the ridge, with weatherings above the second story windows; the bricks are laid in Flemish bond. At the north gable end are two tall chimneys connected by a two-story pent, with bricks laid in Flemish bond. The Historic American Buildings Survey photographs show that in 1936 the house was covered with random-width board siding, µrobably original. Its first story windows were long 9/9 double-hung-sash, while the second story windows were 9/6. A one-story shed-roof porch sheltered the three inner bays of the west facade. Significance The house at Spring Hill is a rare surviving example of an early nine teenth century frame plantation house. It is particularly distinguished by its chimney treatment: two massive freestanding stacks with an unusual two-story pent between them. The house was built circa 1820 by John Somerville on land which he inherited from his father, James, in 1815. This 300-acre plantation, 11 Spri ng Hill 11, was part of a large tract of land known as Brook Court. John Somerville died in 1827, and his plantation was sold to James Somerville, Jr. During the Civil War period, Spring Hill was the home of William Worthington and laterbelonged to George Forbes. Until 1948, Spring Hill remained in the possession of Forbes' descendants; in that year.circa 550 acres were sold to Vernon Richardson, whose family remains there today. Spring Hill has been considerably altered since it was acquired by the Richardson family. Fenestra tion has been changed throughout. The long windows have been replaced by smaller ones and the siding covered by asbestos shingle. Although the appear ance of the building has been significantly changed by these alterations, Spring Hill is still an impressive and important structure. It is the only dwelling of this early nineteenth century type still standing in Prince George's County, and the only survival in the County of a two-story chimney pent. Acreage: 623.65 acres Survey No. P.G. #87B-1 Maryland Historical Trust Magi No. State Historic Sites Inventory Form DOE _yes no

1. Name {indicate pref erred name} historic Spring Hi 11 and/or common 2. Location street & number 16421 Aquasco Farm Road _ not for publication city, town Aguasco _ vicinity of congressional district 4 state Maryl and county Pri nee George 1 s County 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use _district _public __!_ occupied _ agriculture _museum ~ building(s) _lL_ private _ unoccupied _commercial _park _structure _both _ work in progress _educational _x._ private residence _site Public Acquisition Accessible _ entertainment _religious _object _in process _yes: restricted _ government _ scientific _ being considered _yes: unrestricted _ industrial _ transportation ~not applicable _no _military _other:

4. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of~ owners)

name Richardson Family Limited Partnership

street & number P. 0. Box 116 telephone no.:

city, town Brandywine state and zip code Maryland 20613 5. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Pri nee George 1 s County Courthouse liber 6028

street & number Main Street folio 203

city, town Upper Marlboro state Maryland &. Representation in Existing Historical surveys

title Prince George's County Inventory of Historic Sites.,and Historic American Buildings 1974 and 1936 x x date _federal _state _county _local History Division, M-NCPPC ..eposltory for survey records Riverdale Maryland city, town state 7. Description Survey No. P.G. #878-1

Condition Check one Check one _excellent _ deteriorated -----X unaltered x__ original site ~good _ruins _altered _moved date of move _fair _unexposed

Prepare both a summary paragraph and a general description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

Spring Hill is a large gable-roofed frame dwelling house, which stands by the side of a long unpaved lane between the Aquasco road and the Patuxent River. It stands on a cleared spot in a wooded area which borders on the lands of Patuxent River Park. The house is five-bays by two-bays, and two-and-one-half stories high, with entrance in the central bay of the main west facade. There is a corresponding entrance in the central bay of the east facade; both entrances are unadorned and unsheltered, and approached by stepped concrete stoops. The building is covered with white asbestos shingle, and the roof with gray-green asphalt shingle. Windows are small 6/6 double hung sash and have plain board surrounds; some windows have new molded surrounds. The building rests on a brick foundation, partially covered with concrete, which encloses a basement. Cornices are boxed and plain, and are not returned at the gable ends. There are large exterior brick chimneys at the gable ends. At the south gable end (closest to the lane), one tall chimney stands at the ridge, with weatherings above the second story windows; the bricks are laid in Flemish bond. At loft level, the stack is flanked by two small 6/6 windows. At the north gable end are two tall chimneys connected by a two-story pent, with bricks laid in Flemish bond. Above the small roof of the pent, the stacks appear to be rebuilt with new brick. There are no loft level windows in this north gable end. There is a side entrance into the westmost bay of this north gable end. It is sheltered by a small one-story enclosed entry vestibule with a gable roof. North of the house is a board-and-batten shed-roof storage shed. There are no barns. The Historic American Buildings Survey photographs show that Spring Hill has undergone many changes in the last fifty years. In 1936, when these photographs were taken, the house was covered with random-width board siding {probably original). Its first story windows were long 9/9 double hung-sash, while the second story windows were 9/6. A one-story shed-roof porch (not original) sheltered the three inner bays of the west facade. Anomalies in the siding indicate that this porch had been preceded by a porch with a hipped roof. The small entry vestibule just west of the double chimney had a shed roof. 8. Significance Survey No. P.G. #878-1

Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below _ prehistoric _archeology-prehistoric _ community planning _ landscape architecture_ religion __ 1400--1499 _ archeology-historic _ conservation _ law _ science - 1500-1599 _ agriculture _ economics _ literature _ sculpture - 1600--1699 __L architecture _ education _ military _ social/ _ 1700-1799 _ art _engineering _ music humanitarian ~ 1800--1899 _ commerce _exploration/settlement _ philosophy _theater _1900- _ communications _ industry _ politics/government "")["" transpo.-tation _ invention _other (specify) local history Specific dates ca. 1820 Builder/Architect check: Applicable Criteria: A B C D and/or Applicable Exception: A B C D E F G

Level of Significance: national state local

Prepare both a summary paragraph of significance and a general statement of history and support. The house at Spring Hill is a rare surviving example of an early nine teenth century frame plantation house. It is particularly distinguished by its chimney treatment: two massive freestanding stacks with an unusual two-story pent between them. The house was built circa 1820 by John Somerville on land which he inherited from his father, James, in 1815.l This 300-acre plantation, "Spring Hill", was part of a large tract of land known as Brook Court, one of the earliest tracts patented in Prince George's County. (James Somerville had lived in a sizable brick house on another part of the tract; it was later known as the "Brick House Lot". This house, which was closer to the river, no longer stands.)2 John Somerville died in 1827, and the Chancery Court appointed a trustee to sell the land. The plantation was sold to James Somerville, Jr., probably brother of the deceased John.3 During the Civil War period, Spring Hill was the home of William Worthington. Unable to keep up with mortgage payments, Worthington was ordered by the Equity Court to complete his payments in 1871; he died before the end of the year, and his property passed to George Forbes, who owned extensive property in the area of Woodville (Aquasco).4 From that time until 1948, both Spring Hill and the Brick House Lot remained in the possession of Forbes' descendants; in that year both tracts (circa 550 acres) were sold to Vernon Richardson, whose family remains there today.5 Spring Hill has been considerably altered since it was acquired by the Richardson family. The west porch has been removed, and the small north entry vestibule rebuilt. Fenestration has been changed throughout. The long windows (which appear in the 1936 photograph, and were themselves probably Victorian reµacements of smaller originals) have been replaced by small 6/6 sashes. The old horizontal board siding has been replaced by asbestos shingle.6 Although the appearance of the building has been significantly changed by these alterations, Spring Hill is still an impressive and important structure. It is the only dwelling of this early nineteenth century type still standing in Prince George's County, and the only survival in the County of a two-story chimney pent. 9. Major Bibliographical References Survey No. P.G. #878-1

Cf. Notes, Item #8 Cf. Chain of Title

1 O. Geographical Data 623.65 acres Jax Map 1/8, parcel 30 Acreage of nominated property ______Quadrangle name Benedj ct, Md. Sec. A Quadrangle scale UTM References do NOT complete UTM references

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List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code 11. Form Prepared By name/title Susan G. Pearl, Research Historian organization Historic Preservation Commission date September 1985 street&number c/o County Planning Division, M-NCPPC telephone 952-3521 city or town Upper Marlboro state Md.

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

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#7. Continued Note Inspection of the interior was not possible at the time of this survey, but there does exist a description of the stairhall: ••• 11 a plain stairway in the main passageway: ••• "the newel post is unique in its design - something like a four-way triumphal arch on four posts, with a heavy top of torus and cavetto profiles. 11 (H. Chandlee Forman, Old Buildings, Gardens and Furniture, 1967, page 233.) #8. Continued Notes Prince George's County Wills TT #1:133. 2 Federal Direct Tax, 1798, for Prince George's County; cf. also chain of title. 3 Estate file, John Somerville; Chancery case, 1833, papers not found. Prince George 1 s County Land Records JBB #2:458; JBB #5:563.

4 Equity #687; Prince George 1 s County Land Records HB #12:27 5 cf. Chain of Title. 6 Historic American Buildings Survey, two photographs, 1936, Library of Congress. ',j!!J.~~--malilllllS.J;J;!Q'jQ:·li:i"!W":!l!!a·""lf:2il:ml'g,,i!l;1~ ... 1f~,:;g;---IEUHWi!:11.Cl~-~~-_,. .... ~.;J.3;"'· "'°""""'_,...,, ______

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ANOIOR HISTORIC: Sprinq Hill 12. LOCATION. .. . STREET ANC' NUMBER1 Aquas co Farm Road CITY OR TOWN: Aquas co STATE Marviand lcou;~~nce ·Georoe's I ' I 13. CLASSIFICATION :. CATEGORY ACCESSIBLE ) OWNERSHIP STATUS (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC "'z Public Public Acquisition: YH: ; ..... 0 District ... Building 0 II( Occupi.O 0 Restricted 0 Site 0 Structure Private 0 In Prace11 D Unoccupied D ,. Both 0 Being Considered D UnrHtricted ·!;_ 0 ·Object •0 0 Preservation work .... In pro9rea1 • No

u PRESENT USE (Check One or More 81 Apprq>tlal") ::> 0 Agricultural 0 Government 0 Park 0 Transportation 0 Comments D:: 0 Commercial 0 lndustriol 0 Private Resi-.lence SOther (Specify) .... 0 Educational 0 Military 0 Religious Eri~ate Jl Entertainment 0 Museum 0 Scientific Club .,. ··~ "' ,, ,. OWNER OF PROPERTY ' '·'· ,. :.::. z ! "· uWNER S NAME: Richardson Farm (Private Hunt Club) w STREET ANO NUMBER: w Aauasco Farm Road ~~ Cl7Y OR TOWN: Vl , A_g_l.!9..§S:_Q.. __ ~-- lsT~=~l;rnd .:::,:., ; ' l5, lOCATIOH OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION ,,: ', '· '-;',.~ COURTHOUSE, RE

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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT# ~D ORIGINAL (11 lmown) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

The house is a two story frame structure with a five

bay main (east) facade. The central doorway is flanked

by two 6/6 double hung sash on either side (formerly 9/9

sash); the second floor windows are also 6/6 double hung

sash (formerly 9/6 sash).

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chimneys with free standing stacks (rebuilt); they are m joined by a two story brick pent with a shed roof. The m chimneys themselves are relatively narrow, without z weatherings.

On the south end, there is a single chimney rising -I ::0 two stories with stepped weatherings and free standing c: n stack. -I The house has been covered with asbestos shingle 0 siding and the windows have been rebuilt. :z ~.r"r ~. '_.:-'-,.,,:- - ...... ~:~~ ~ - (8. SIGNIFIC.1',:KE

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SPECIFIC DATEISl (It Applicable 9nc! Known)

AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Checl< One or More •• Approprlele) Abor iginol 0 Educotion 0 Politiccil 0 Urbon Plonning 0 Prehistoric 0 Engineering 0 Religion/Phi. 0 Other (Specify) 0 Historic 0 Industry losophy 0 Agricultu ... 0 Invention 0 Science 0 Architecture 0 Landscape 0 Sculpture 0 Art Architecture 0 Socia I/Human· 0 Commerce 0 Literature itorion 0 Communicotion1 0 Military 0 Theater Conaervation 0 0 Music 0 T f'onsportotion

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Degree• Minute• Second1 Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes SecC>Ads 0 NW . . 0 . 0 . 0 . . NE 0 . . 0 . . SE 0 . 0 . . SW 9 . . 0 . . APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: :Acreage Justification: m I m I j. z

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4. NOTABLE FEATURES, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND DESCRIPTION 'OPEN TO PUBLIC u -I ;:; u :;: shingle siding large house ,,:( Flemish bond brick chimneys each side L. ) all siding and sash modern storm windows all around appears in excell cond z: ) '.l u '.l '.l :( u 0

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION County Administration Building • 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, 4th Floor, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772 pgplanning.org/469/Historic-Preservation-Commission • 301-952-3680

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 6:30 PM County Administration Building 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro MD 20772

HISTORIC PROPERTY EVALUATION Spring Hill (Historic Resource 87B-036-01) 16421 Aquasco Farm Road, Aquasco, MD 20608

As part of its April 16, 2019 public meeting, the Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will evaluate Spring Hill, 16421 Aquasco Farm Road, Aquasco, Maryland, for potential designation as a Prince George’s County Historic Site.

Because the property is included in the Prince George’s County 2010 Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan, this process is conducted through Subtitle 29-118 (The Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Ordinance). In conducting its review, the HPC will evaluate the property on the basis of the nine criteria for historic and architectural significance found in Section 29-104 of the Ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission’s decision in this matter is final unless an appeal is filed.

The Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Ordinance requires that the property that is the subject of this public hearing be posted with informational signs at least two weeks in advance. These signs will be posted no later than April 2, 2019. In addition, this notice complies with the Ordinance requirement to notify the property owner, adjacent property owners, and interested parties at least 14 days in advance of the Historic Preservation Commission’s hearing.

Information on the Historic Site designation process and the staff recommendations for the case will be available on April 9, 2019 at www.mncppc.org/469/Historic-Preservation-Commission.

As the property owner, or an adjacent property owner, or an interested party, the HPC is interested in any comments you may have on this matter. You are encouraged to attend the hearing. If you cannot attend, written comments for the case record should be received by the close of business on April 16, 2019. Please send comments to:

John Peter Thompson, Chairman Prince George’s County Historic Preservation Commission 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro MD 20772

For additional questions, contact the Historic Preservation Commission staff at 301-952-3680.

DATE OF NOTICE: April 2, 2019

c: John Peter Thompson, Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Andree Green Checkley, Planning Director Derick Berlage, Chief, Countywide Planning Division Howard Berger, Supervisor, Historic Preservation Section Thomas Gross, HPC Liaison, Historic Preservation Section Thomas Lester, Area 87B Planner, Community Planning Division

Property Owner: Interested Parties: Charles F. Richardson, Jr. and Diane B. Richardson Douglas McElrath, Chairman 8630 Port Tobacco Road Prince George’s Heritage La Plata MD 20646 4703 Annapolis Road Bladensburg MD 20710 Adjacent Property Owners: Charles F. Richardson and Joan M. Richardson, Trustees Donna Schneider, President Richardson Living Trust Prince George’s County Historical Society 8652 Port Tobacco Road PO Box 1513 La Plata MD 20646 Upper Marlboro MD 20773

Greenwood Farm LLC Alfonso Narvaez, Chairman 2101 Brinkley Road Prince George’s Historical & Cultural Trust Fort Washington MD 20744 PO Box 85 Upper Marlboro MD 20773 Erin E. McGuire and Caitlin M. McGuire 21110 Aquasco Road Aquasco MD 20608

Derrick P. LaRosa, Steven D. LaRosa and Joseph LaRosa 9108 Aldershot Drive Bethesda MD 20817

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. Accounts Payable PO Box 1937 Hughesville MD 20637

Potomac Electric Power Company Corporate Tax Department 701 Ninth Street NW, Fifth Floor Washington DC 20068

Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite M-2 Washington DC 20008

Christine Fanning, Chief M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation 6600 Kenilworth Avenue Riverdale MD 20737

Historic Preservation Commission Public Hearing

Sign Posting Affidavit

I hereby affirm that the attached photograph represents the posting of a public hearing notice at:

______16421 Aquasco Farm Road, Aquasco, MD 20608______

This public hearing notice was posted on ___April 1, 2019______and has been posted at least two week prior to the advertised public hearing, according to the requirements of Subtitle 29 of the Prince George’s County Code and the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance (Subtitle 27).

The purpose of the public hearing notice was to advertise a Historic Resource Evaluation by the Historic Preservation Commission for the property at the above-cited address also identified as:

_____Spring Hill (Historic Resource 87B-036-01)______

The posted public hearing will be held at:

County Administration Building 4th Floor Boardroom 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive Upper Marlboro MD 20772

6:30 p.m. April 16, 2019

My signature affirms the validity of this information.

Signature______

Date______April 1, 2019______

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Spring Hill (HR 87B-036-01) – Sign Posting Photos, April 1, 2019