S-63 Kingston Hall (& Ice House)
Architectural Survey File
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Last Updated: 10-02-2003 1917 ---
S-63 c. 1780-1783 Kingston Hall Kingston private
Through extensive architectural and historical research, the factual development of Kingston Hall is much clearer than expected for an eighteenth century house. During the past half-century historians have tried to determine an exact date for the construction of Kingston Hall, and estimations have ranged through the first half of the eighteenth century. However, additional new information indicates that Kingston Hall was built during the last two decades of the eighteenth century by Thomas King.
Similar to other "telescope" dwellings, this three-part brick house was accomplished in stages. Construction was begun during the late years of the American Revolution, for Thomas King was assessed in 1783 for, "A new dwelling house with two rooms, a hall and entry below, part of wood work unfinished." Fifteen years later Thomas King's plantation was described a second time by the federal assessors,
1 Dwelling House built of brick 40 by 34 feet, two story high, 7 windows 5i feet by 3i feet, 10 windows 4 feet 8 inches by 2i feet, I Kitchen built of brick 24 feet square, two story high, 1 Dairy or Milk house 14 feet square, 1 Smoke house 11 feet 9 inches square, 1 Stable 35 feet by 26 feet, I Carriage house 20 feet by 16 feet, 1 very old Hen house 20 feet by 15 feet.
This second, more complete description locates the surrounding outbuildings, most notably the two-story brick kitchen, built at the same time as the house or between the span of the two assessments. Lastly, the single-story colonnade, not mentioned in the assessment, was evidently erected after 1798 to connect the main house with the domestic services.
Kingston Hall is architecturally significant for several other reasons. In addition to being a key example of the colonnaded type plantation house, Kingston Hall displays the earliest known local use of a Palladian-style projecting pavilion capped by a decorated pediment. Inside, the most important original woodwork is located in the entry and the old "hall." A turned baluster stair rises in the "entry", and the "hall" is fitted with floor to ceiling raised paneling. The ''ball" is the only fully paneled room to survive in Somerset County. Equally noteworthy features include the remnants of a wood pin roof over the front pavilion and early finishes in the old kitchen. The conical roofed brick ice house is a rare outbuilding and one of a small collection of circular farm structures in Maryland.
Kingston Hall stands on a tract of land known as "Conclusion." which · was comprised of three separate tracts called "Straights," "Johnson's" and "Everden' s Lot." These three tracts were consolidated under a resurvey initiated by Robert King II in 1728/9. Totalling 1,500 acres, the "Conclusion" lands were specifically mentioned in Robert King's will of 1755' - I give and devise unto my grandson Thomas King and to his heirs and assigns for ever, all my lands situate lying and being on the south side of Great Annemessex River and head thereof where his deceased father first settled.
Thomas King occupied the "Conclusion" tract through the remainder of the eighteenth century, and after his death the property passed to his only child, Elizabeth Barnes King, who married Colonel Henry James Carroll. James and Elizabeth Carroll lived in the house through the early nineteenth century, and after Henry's death in 1818, their son, Thomas King Carroll, acquired control of the plantation. Thomas King Carroll held several prominent county and state offices including a one-year term as Governor of Maryland (1830-1831). Carroll began his political career as a delegate (1816-1817), and then became a judge of the Levy Court (1825-1826). Between 1826 and 1829 Carroll resided over the Orphans Court. ~ring the Carrolls ownership of Kingston Hall, their daughter, Anna Ella Carroll (1815-1894) was born.
The Annemessex River plantation did not remain in the Carroll family much longer, for a suit was filed in Somerset Court against Thomas King Carroll in an effort to retrieve accumulated debts. A court appointed sheriff, Samuel G. Holbrook, sold Kingston Hall to John Upshur Dennis in ..-.- September of 1837 (GH 9/210). With the death of John U. Dennis in 1851, the estate passed to his son, George Robertson Dennis (1822-1882), a prominent politician who served in the State House of Delegates, the State Senate, and finally the United States Senate.
Following the death of George R. Dennis, Kingston Hall was transferred in a court settlement to Alice J. Wood (OTB 34/371). Subsequent owners have included Harry T. and Vera B. Phoebus (BLB 116/31), Charlton and Virginia Gunter (BLB 162/173) and several others. The current owners purchased Kingston Hall in 1975. '•
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"!" ;... : l'.,;0 ORIGINAL (jf Jcnown) PHYSICAL ~PPEARANCE ~i~gs~o~~ Hall, a Georgian style dwelling, is located 0 ~~-~ 2 :~ ~il2~ frorn Kingston on the west side of Marvland Rc~te 667. =~tis two stories plus an attic, three ~avs ·- .. ,J._ ..::-:-....aun n-1icco~nec·~c-b 0 ~ ... .,.&k ,._.7 2.-::e :::..""::T .._\·:c __ :...~_ a .. ·- -~ ~---- t:- ya o:i~-sLory 0ric hy.;-·~e:-_ to a -:.-:.wo-s-:.ory plus loft brick kitchen wing. The ce:t:::-'=l bav :::.:.:!!. the south side of the IT1:1in block for:r'.s a o=~~ecting-Fa~vilion surraounted by a triangular pedi~ent ~e~ie=e6 in :·~ich is a small oval window. The cent~al dc::;r.·:2!Y is f:.:-::-a..."Tled by fluted pilasters and a t:::-ianaul2r ne~iDe;t sup~~orted by carved brackets at the corn;rs in ~ ~insteenth century·style. The door has six octagonal DG~els. The cornice on the pediwent has a row of block ~odillions a~Jve a Greek fret. The cornice trim along t~~ roe~ and roof pedinent is identicle. The Flemish bond '4 V') b:::-ic'k,·:ork is ,?ainted \·:hi te. .:z\bJve each windc~\·, six over V> z six liahts, :_s a white ~-1ood. trapezoidal panel scored rn to si:::;late c·-~ove. Bet1.-1een the first and second stories rn 0 is a three rc.:.w brick belt course, also in Flemish bond. 'T'-:,.- o ,.,,....., se has: a brick ""~a tertable. .._ ------;_;cent c_-·.. ;ners have re::::-.oved :ninet.e2nth centu:r-v additions z u to Ki~aston ~:all that existed at least through the 1930's Vt ~s--:.11{;st:r-at::::::;d by Henry Cha:idler :rorn2n in Early ~·~anor -; o~ _, Pla~tatic~ Houses of Marvland (Easton, Maryland: the ;;o :.,.i"'::.hor, 1934, ~- ~?2). ~I'.e s::.~c."'::.h~rr:. el~vation had a two I- 2 c storv ~Jrch ~x~encing across tne Iaca~e and dormers on V') tr.e ~oo::. J.._ -:.all, scruc.:=e cupola exis~eC. in the center n ~ of the ricge of the roof. The cupola had pilasters at -; the corner o~ each facade f:::-2~ing a window which extended to the corni~e. The four-sided roof curved to a finial 0 u. at t~e cente~ of the cupola. The :iorth facade had a nedi z L mented 0orch at the central doors supported by paired: c.r. V> sane.re niers- - en- one ~ast end there is evidence in the coloration of the brick"::ork t~at an addition has been removed at -~ t~me In addition to the belt between the first two So!tt- - • stories ther8 is another three course belt above the second story on ~he gable en~s. There are two small windc·.. ;s in t!-le gable. on the n~r~h side is a s~all hooded porch over the cente= door [tventieth century addition). The first st.or': \·:i::::i~·.;s na·.·e t:'.vei".ie oveL 1:.\·1elv·e :i.i.ji.t::. o.r.a t~.e sec;:)~:~ s-t.o:::•:, si}: ove::::- si:>:. ;:._b:Jve 22c~ -.:ir:.5..::y:; i:: t~is 5~ ~~~;.- c ;:..re . . - ~ S::!..C!e. ... .:..S. a- b:.1·.._ c,,....-· "-:::·...... ~"•L .,.., .... al --v .• • ...,.,n·.:.. -- e .... - ._._ l0Si.Qe er:::::;, chir:-,r.:ys 01" bot::i :::.:e c?.st <.:.rd ,.;pst <:F~bles. under the main block is a full cell~= ln Flemish """'- ._ ... __ :J-h :...... , -o'""'j""'\"=- •_:--_:·.·~ -~~-7-~,.._ _!-_.,-=!.~ :- ..., •.1 n sm-~91' -n ...... ,,s b on...,::-.::.d ..... ~ ...... ___ ._,_----·'·~· - -· ------,_a.i...:.. ..._,....,,,. ~:,,>~~:~c~_:m~~£~}~L ~~:E~~~;~~_,;;;e '"~~~, "~~,,~c·~~.,5 0 ~ ~~retcher ~c o~~ o~ he~~~=s or Fle~~sh bo~~- Th~~e 13 ------. ------. - -· -. . - - - - - UNiTED STAT~5 DEPARP.IENT U"' THE INTERIOR (J.,!y 1'159) NJ. TIONl.l P,:..RY. SErUtCE lsHTE ----i 5 t 3 1 l>:aryla:-id._1 ~ NAT:ONAL R!:GISTER Or Hl5TORiC PLACES COUNTY Sc2erset. IH'l=:NTORY - i~O~lr-IATION FO~M FO~ NP5 USE ONLY ~----l (Contira:ation Sheet) f 1 ENTRY NUt.ASER I 0 ... TE I Kir.sston ~all ~- ~~SCRIP7!GX, contin~e~ _ ·:.-.:~-ro'.'' belt co1..:.rse bet:.·.-:een the first c:i:l second s-t.ories a:id a si~?le box cornice along the 0a~le roof. There is an e::terior c!limne'.' on tl-.e '::est end and t\·':> s::iall two ·over two light ~indows in the ga~le. Kingston Hall is an interesting eightee~th century house with siraple but sophisticated exte~ior and interior Georgian period detailing. The structure presents aP. interesting combination of traditional construction with Georgian detailing. Kinaston Hall has a four-room nlan. The stair hall, in the soutfeast corner, has a panelle~ wainscot and panelled stair soffit. The graceful stairway has thin block-and-turned balusters, three per tread, and scrolled stepenas. The northeast parlor is fully panelled. The fireplace is framed by colonettes beneath panelled end blocks. Flanking the fireplace are reeced pilasters. The dining room ane li~rary are very similar. Both roc~s have plain wainscoting and molded cornices. Both corner fireplaces are very plain. The old kitc~en, in the wing, has a large fireplace ~ith a brick seg~ental arch. The three exterior walls are EXD~sed brick. On the seco~d floor a sinale-board partition se~arates the stair hall from the bedroom~ In this-bedroom is a small firenlace with a rather crudely forilled arch. The ce::lter voussoir is a bric~:nat. The small chaT'.1.ber south of the stairhall has an opening in the ceiling leading to the le:t. The door from this cha~ber into the stair hall has a crude iron hook instead of a latch. An interesting feature on the property of Kingston Hall is tne brick, ci:r-cular ice house. Laid in ccr:-.rnon bond with five rows of stretchers to one of headers, this ice house has a high conical roof with a wood finial at its peak. 8. SIGNIFICA"?~C:S, continued By the turn of the nineteenth centurv Thomas King had died~ his daug!!~er and son-in-law Fenrv James Carroll had ~cved to Kingston Hall, the birthnlace-of their son Tho~as ::i~~ Ca~roll (l/93-1873). Tne younger Carroll attended scno81 a::6 re~~ l~~ ~~ring his pa~ents occu?a~cy of the fiouse. I~ :2:8 after the dea~h of Eenrv James Carroll, he assuRed co:: tr0l c= -t:.r;e ::>i2:: t.ation. Khile in res.:.C.ence a"!: Kingston Hal::., "n~- ,=>a•·~'htpY 7'~..-.a ~•la r'a~~oll flRl::;_lOQ{.) T.•-- "1.-.r.rn T";nr~!"\.~ - ..... ~ -4 - :::: - ... -- J-'-. -- ... -..J -- "- ..L - - \ ,J .L -' .L \J ;;; • v• a;:;, J._., ._, - • - i..... - - '".:::'. t~e Civil <;·;a:;:- !~iss Carrell beca~e a n.2-t.i:>:-.c.l figure as 2 p~o~onent c~ t~e union and an u~off icial advise~ to A~~aha~ I SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD tChecJc One or Morr a.s Appropriate) ._1 P1c--Columbion ~J 16th Century ~ 18th Centu•) =-:; 20th c .. ntu•y ::J 15th c .. ntury :=_ 17th Century '.~ 19th Century SPECIFiC O.c..TEIS 1 (J[App1icab1e andKnolA>n) AREAS OF s:G.NIFICANCE (Ch~ck One or Mou· BS Appropriate) LI Urban P lonn1n9 Abor 19inol =Education ~ Pol11icol CJ Prehistoric =1 Engineering 0 Religion/Phi. Q Other (Sp .. cify) ~ H1s,oric -, Industry lo>ophy -, Agriculture :- , lnwent1on '_J '-. l ] Science Xl Architecture ~' londscope C1 Sculpture ::=J Art Arc:hi1ecture 0 Socio I 'Human- -, r! l i teroture w Commerce it orion Commun1coti ons - ' Mil11ory ; I Theater ~ ' j ::J Ccnservot1on Music : I rans portot1on STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Kingston Hall is an interesting, small late eigh~eentt century house which presents an interesting combination of ..,, styles. The room arrangement with its corner fireplaces and corner hall reflects the traditional plan coITu~on to z 1 the early decades of the century. Its exterior detail . 0 particularly the cornice~ window treatment, and the projecting,1 pedimented pavilion with the circular gable window is usually I- associated with the mid-Georgian style. The mantles in u the northwest and southwest rooms and the ~oodwork in the stair hall (southeast room) represents transitional style /- :::> from late Georgian into Federal. ~ Perhaps the most important architectural element is I- the icehouse--one of the few known circular dependencies V"I in Maryland. Its preservation is important to the study z of do~estic dependencies as a part of our material culture. The t~o-story eighteenth century kitchen is a second im portant dependency at Kingston Hall. w -~ingston Hall's historic associations begin in the w mid-eighteenth century when Robert King (d. 1755) owned ..,., t~e property. The King family were large land owners owing to the property ammassed by Robert King before he moved to Accomak County, Virginia. His son, Nehimiah King built .Beverley of Somerset (National Register) a 1790's structure with a two-story central octagonal bay. Thomas King, a grandson, obtained the tract Conclusion as his inheritance and erected Kingston Hall. The property located on an 860-acre plantation included "l Dwelling house built on Brick 40 feet by 2 stories high" and a "kitchen built of brick 24 feet sauare 2 storv hich," a dairv house, smoke house, stable, car;iage house,-and-"a very ol~ hen house," a granary, 3 corn houses, a stable, a "Negro house," a blacksmith shop, two barns, and three log houses occupieu by John Williams, William Carver and Levi Beauchamp. (Source: the 1798 Federal Direct Tax Assessment, Somerset County, ~aryland.) The listings for a granary (34' x 25') and a corn house (20' x 8') indicate that King grew grain and not tobacco the crop most commonly associated with eighteenth century tidewater culture. f~pp rnnrinuation sheet No. 1) for"' 1~-~0o UNITED STATES DEPARTM!:NT Of THC: INTERIOR (Julr !:f69) NATICNA.l PAR!( SEP.VICE NATIONAL REGISTER Or HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY· NOl.AINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY EN TRY NUMBER I DATE (Continua!ion Sheetj ¥ 2 :i Linea:~. Her plans for a land seice of Vicksburg, although i~itially vie~2~ ske~ticall~, proved correct when t~e town s~~r~~aere2 in 1863.- · · - Her fat~er's brief (183C-1831) te~ure in the Maryland Sta~e Eo~se escaned national attention. Carroll becan his political career-as a delegate (1816-1817) and t~en~became a jucge first of the Levy court (1825-1326) an2 later of the Orp~ans Court {1826-1829). During his year as governor, C~rroll encouraged the imorove~ent of the University of 1 ?:aryland, urged Congress to provide be~efits for the veterans 0::: tt.e Revolu t.ion, anc aC.voca ted penal reform. The :' 1aryland tis~orian Ja~es H. Fitzgerald described Carroll as a politician whc O.ispensec patronage freely and "patronized the spoils co:::cept of goverr..2ent." 1 In the 1820's the Circuit Court of So~erset Countv had ae~reed ~hat Carr0ll, then a judge of the 0rphans Court, o~sd considera~le debts to William ~illia~s. Altho~gh the suit -.,.. 1 is especially :-.e:l~J..oned in the So~e:cse~ County Land Records, ~~~ Circuit Court records vielded no i~formation on the case. In 1835 the Sheriff of So~e=s~t County was empowered to sell Carroll's p~~perty t~ pay his deb~s. The deed to John t:;is:iur Den:!is inc:::..udes the state:nent ''t~e said Thomas [;arrol] is a convict o~ record." Ho~ever, Carroll's shady reputation rroved no hinderance to future political appointnents first as a Maryland lcttery corn:nissioner anc, in 1849, as Naval C~ficer of Baltimore. The new o~ner Jo~n Upshur Dennis (d. 1851) introduced 2~o~~er poli~ical fa~ily to Kingston Ball. Three me~bers of the ~arnily se~ved in the House of Representat±ves, John ·Upshur ~e~~is' son, George Robertson Dennis (1822-1882), served in t~e ~nited Sta~es Senate. Senator Der.nis inherited Kingston Hall in 1851 ~here he had previously been living after settin; ~~ =edical practice i~ a ~earbv village. Eis political career bsga~ at the state le~el in the House of Delegates and the Se~~~e. ne representee ~arylan~ a~ the 1856 Whig scnve~tion ane the 1868 De~ocratic convention. In 1873 De~nis ent~red .l~a:~es -·· I='itz:;c~alC. ::r-s-::·~r·, n:·h2 D:;:-.:c~ra~i~a-=io!! ~:if _:-.. ~2.:.-\·l~!!U 1C:CO-l837," ?i:e ~·l~ Lir.2 St.&-t.e, ~~or~is _.. ?.r.:id.o=f (~~n~polis, 1S71), p. 61. --- - -. ... ,. "":,.. u. 0 ~· '9 '- i -, .: ..:. .:;, - ; :..; ~ ._ .. ·. ._/ - ~I ... F"c:"':" ~:.-~::i 5 u:--;:TED s-;-;_T(S D'OF"t.RTl~ENT o;: lHE INTERIOR '--:--T-A._T_E______~_j c;_/ 3.; J~:~ 19~9) NATto:.AL r;..Rt: s=.RVICC: ' -·~-3.!'";'lc:.nC __, b NATIO~AL i:EGlST::R OF f.i5TORIC PLACES COU,•TY ll'\'cHTO~Y - HOMli-lATlON FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ----~ ENTRY N0~B~R I DATE (Conti:mation Sheet) #3 I :Kir.cston Rall srs:-:r~r=-~~::c::s, co::.tir:.ued Den~is serve~ only one term in the senate. In 1879 he ra~ for Gove~~or. T~e ele=tic~ ~as the central focus of a =uc2 bet.wee~ two nolitical bosses ~rt~ur Pue Gor~an and ~illian Pinck~ey -~yte. Dennis' support came from the weaker of the two; therefore, his political c&reer ~as terminated a~d ne retiree to Kingston Rall. Dennis ~as the last political figure to live at Kingston Ha!l. During the twentieth century the house has had a dozen O'Wners. 9. BIBLIOGP~~HY, continued Secs~~arv Sources: Bio~raohical Cvclooedia of Representative Ye~ of Marvland and --l District of Columbia. Baltimore: National Biographical Publis~i~g Co~pany, 1879. Bre--;er, .Janes H. Fitzgerald. "The Democratization of ~~aryland, 1800-1837." The Old Line State: A Ristorv of Marvland. ~orris L. Radoff (ed.) Annapolis: Hall of Records, 1971, 49-66. Torrence, Clayton. Old S8merset on the E~stern Shore of Marylan~: A Study in Foundations and Found~rs. Reprint, Baltimore: Regional Publishing Conpany, 1966. ll. FOP~ PR~PAPED BY, continued Bet~ Grovesnor, ?reservation Intern, suITmer, 1969 An:r. Eill, Pr.;se:!'."vation Intern, su!T'.ner, 1973. Paul Bri~~man, Preservation Intern, surr~er 1967. 19. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Primary Sources: Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland Assessment of 1783. Somerset County ?ederal Direct Tax Assessment of 1798. Somerset County. Great Annemessex Hundred. Scmerset County Judicial Records. Somerset County Land Records. S~~erset County Probate Records. _LSe~_co_!!tinuation sheet N_o~·_____:::3'--')'------i 10. GEOGRA.PHICAL DAT A ~-~£ ~~~-,...-: ~:;;z cO-;;~-~;;-~;-c~------___ J -- - --, - - L.•T11uf"IF A"'c LC'l""G• .... ·•oE r..ooR:.:;1NA"TFc;. I ~ f s...- IN I~ ... ~ t. F=I £ C "':' ANG~ [ L ("> C A l ING 1 1-4 E.. PR 0 "'--' F F.f T Y 0 Ol_FINING T"~ \.._t.._1 .. r:_ .... POINI OF .. :-,..t.n-'C-Rl"Y or LLSS iHAN TFN •CRL!" -~------R LONGITUDE ---->------+--- LATITUDE LC1NGI TUUL Cegrees ,1'.inu1es Sr-conds Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minu1es Seconds Or-grees Minutes Sr-conds NW 38°05 19 7 5 ° 4-3 16 • 0 D NE 38°05 20 75 ° 42 54 • SE 38 O 05 04 75 O 42 54 • ~p p ? • AF;:F;C:>.1•.• .. TE ACC1EAGE OF NO"''.:'_~~ PROP':_~·~ __8_Q___acr__e_s V> _·5- ALL ~i ATES ANC COU"'..:TIES FOF;. FfiOPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE Ofi COUNTY BOUNDARIE~ I ' m COOF COUNTY CODI 1 m ~----~---~-~~------~---~-- CODE" COUNTY CODI co or COUNTY C-0~ z V> CODE COUP'..ITY: cone -i ;:o ilL FORJ.i PREPARED BY c !~:.·'E At,.'.:"' TITLE..: n Xancy Miller, Historian; (See continuation sheet N__9~) ______, :OFiUA.Nl~.C.TION DATE -i I Maryland Historical Trust Marer_ 1974 ·~ ... hEEl' Lt...iC' NUMBE~: ! 0 2525 Riva Road z: ICl"T v OR TOW": ~TATE - I .:;.r;napolis I Marvland !12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER Cl::RTIFICAl ION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION A-. th" deSlj!nated State Liaison Offit er for the N« I hereby certify that this property is included in the :1on«I H1stunc Prc-.crvat ion Act of 1 '16& (Puhlic Law NO'lional Register ~0-hb~l- I herehy nominate this property for inclusion tn :he :"ollonal Re~1ster and certify that it has been ·-•.;hiatt>d accordinl:' tr> the c--iteria and procedures set t11dh h;: 1hr ~~t1 lflnal J>ark Srrvu t· 1'hr n·comnwnrlPd ~.;tnM..· ATTEST: Arthur c. To\·1nsend T1t1.- State Historic Preservation Officer Keeper of The National Rcl!i.c;ler na1e~~O~c~t=--=o~b~e=---==r_2=-=l=----<-,__,l=-=9~7~4~-~-~~~ Late ~~~-~-~----~~-~~--~--- u_ U.S, GOV[RN'-'[NT PRINTING OHiCE !973-729-147 1442 l. ~TA H r:2.r:;lo..nd HISTORIC AMERICAtl BUILD! NGS SURVEY ·couNTY :~o::icr::::ct ,:-ount:; INVEMTORY S-6 3 TO\'.'N VICINITY i~ing~ton 2. NAMEKingeton STREET NO. Eall DATE OR PERIOD C• 1750 0~1G1NAL owNER Col. - obert I:ine III STYLE Georgian ORIGINAL USE ?•,-:e:;llin£: A RCHI TE CT PRESENT OWN ER Albert ~Gunter BUILDER PRESENT USE I'.l':cllii:c wALL coNsTRucT10N Bric:-~ 3. FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS USE NO. OF STORIES ':\70 vd th nttic 4. NOTABLE FEATURES, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND DESCRIPTION OPEN TO PUBLIC l.!2, .JJ 1'1 iii \VO.S UJ ::incst,::m Hall is located on the Ar.nemeesex :'iver which ::i:: < navicnble b~' r;hip to this point in the eiehteenth century. V') tv:o-stor~ bricJ~ u. ':he ..- house rests low, near the ground, and hns 0 ::!. \vn.tc:r t:ible o:n four sides, a belt course, and chir.lneys at 1- U.l ec-ch z::::ole enc1 of o..n ".:~" roof. A narrow pavillion in the w centel" of tho f<-.i.cude is cn1jped with n pediment. 7he entrar..ce \ z door ic cn11anced \-:ith a frame su11portin& a heavy pediment. 0 ~i~:cle bu.yo of windows flnnk the !'a.Villion. Windowo of the Cl UJ f~cuc!c are covered with n wooden lintel pa.i.11ted to simulate 0 0 <( lil!1estone. UJ (!) f1~oc > A low hy1Jhen allows pa.sen.ca r;min house to a two-story ..... bric~: \".'inz • ~ ..."' ii: 1~obert ~ ':'he builder, Col. Zing III, died in 1750 leaving the ,,,.--·--.~ oa..nsion to hie grandson Thomas I:ing, vmoee daughter married Col. He::...7 Janes Cnrroli of St. f.!o.ry•a County, Their son, t d :t. 7-hor.m.e Yilic Carroll, \"13.S Gover::1or of Maryland 1830-1831 • a. 0z Governor Carroll's daughter, Anna Ella Cv.rroll (1815-1894) < z w::tc intrit,"'Ued with politi.cs nnd law, She became an unofficial 0 ~cvisor to ?resident Lincoln who relied upon her writings and I •( oboervatj.ona on severo.l important occaseions, notably her ~ c report o:n .!)roposed expedition of Federal forces dowr.. the '.L ;,:. r:is£issi:)pi neninst heavily fortified f·outhern poei tione. Her ..J ~:..d.vioe cha.need stro.eety used o.t Vickebt.'.rg reeul ting in Northern < 1- ouccess. z GoQcl U.J 5. PHYSICAL CONDITION OF oTPUCTURE Endangered Ho Interior Exterior Good ::!:: ~ _J a. a. ::i Vl ~ 6. LOCATION MAP (Plan Optio,,al) 7. PHOTOGRAPH 3. PUBLISHED SOURCES (Author, Title, Pages) 9. NAME, ADDRESS AND TITLE OF RECORDER INTERVIEWS RECORDS, PHOTOS, ETC. Orlando T=.idout IV :.: ...i.r··l~!.r:d I c\ Guide to the ')ldline :.~t,itc, :~neric~'.!: Guide t'eries, ffuryland Historical Trust 19MS, ri. 432 DA TE OF RECORD \ ~------~ ---- \ - -- ·' \\ \ '- \~,.:::: =:::.;:::.=::=~ \\ 1:.., "::=..=- =- = = :..= -. \· \\ ;. I ~ ..... ~' "·\\ . I: 1· •• \i • ,, I'. '\·. \\ ,.--" , /'I ~·;: \\' -,1, ,,II II .rr===-'I' / i - • -_ ~ .. ------ Kingston Hall S-63 Kingston vicinity, Somerset Co .,Md . South Elevation 2/85, Paul Touart, Photographer Neg . /Md . Historical Trust Kingston Hall S-63 Kingston Vicinity, Somerset County South Elevation 11 /85 , Paul Touart , Photographer Neg/Md . Historical Trust s-63 Kingston Rall Northwest Elevation of Rouse Near Kingston , Somerset County 4/84 Paul Touart Neg . / Maryland Historic Trust Kingston Hall S-63 Kingston Vicinity, Somerset County Gabled Pavilion South Elevation I 1/85, Paul Touart, Photographer Neg/Md. Historical Trust Kingston Hall S-63 Kingston Vicinity, Somerset County Front Door South Elevation 11/85 , Paul Touart , Photographer Ne g/Md. Historical Trust P~t.,.p1.et1 J, DANIEL C. CHURCH - I' f ., ( I \ J~ _q13 i. sTATE Maryland HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY couNTY Somerset County INVE~HORY TOWN v1c1N1TY Kingston STREET NO. 2. NAME Ice House, Kingston Hall DATE OR PERIOD 18th Century 0R1G1NAL owNE R Col. Robert King, III 0R1G1NAL usE Ice House STYLE Colonial ARCHITECT PRESENT owN ER Albert Gunter BUILD ER PRESENT USEAbandoned WALL CONSTRUCTION Brick 3. FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS USE NO. OF STORIES Qne 4. NOTABLE FEATURES, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND DESCRIPTION oPEN To PuBuc No UJ N ;;; w ~ ..,,< LL Small outbuildings of the 18th century are rapidly 0 disappearing. This round brick ice house with shingled, 1- w conical roof is a unique survival on the grounds of w :r:..,, Kingston Hall (see S-63 data sheet). The ruinous condition z of the roof is warning that this structure needs attention. 0 0 w 0 0 < w co > ..;;: ..,,::<: :r: ,,A 0 :x:: c.. 0 z < z 2 I ~ ~ :.L. 0 LL z _J < 1- z UJ Exterior -p,.,.,..., ...... ::<: 5. PHYSICAL CONDITION OF nRUCTURE Endangered Yes Interior Poor LU _J c.. c.. ..,,::> ~ 6. LOCATION MAP (Pion Optio,,ol) 7. PHOTOGRAPH 3. PUBLISHED SOURCES (Author, Title, Pages) 9. NAME, ADDRESS AND. TITLE OF RECORDER ·-~ INTERVIEWS, RECORDS, PHOTOS, ETC. · Marlland, A Guide to the Oldline Orlando Ridout, IV Sta e, American Guide Series, Maryland Historical Trust 1946, p. 432 DA TE OF RECORD April 5 t 1968 _,__ __ _ I 5-l3 ( l /. I r I / P-'-"'v""P '-" DANIEL C. CHU R~CH Kingston Hall S-63 Kingston Vicinity, Somerset County Ice House 11/85 , Paul Touart , Photographer Neg/Md . Historical Trust S-63 Kings ton Hall North Elevation of Ice House Near Kingston, Somerset County 4/84 Paul Touart Neg./ Maryland Historic Trust