Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland)


Melford
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Melford, December 2008
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Location	Science Drive in Maryland Science & Technology Center, Mitchellville, Maryland
Coordinates	38°57′35″N 76°42′34″W / 38.95972°N 76.70944°W / 38.95972; -76.70944Coordinates: 38°57′35″N 76°42′34″W / 38.95972°N 76.70944°W / 38.95972; -76.70944
Built	mid-late 1840s
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	88000271 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 06, 1988

Melford is a historic plantation house 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

1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Christopher Owens (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Melford" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

External links

Melford, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:71B-16, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website
Melford, Crain Highway (U.S. Route 301), Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD: 25 photos and 13 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Melford, Slave House, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Melford, Smokehouse, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Buildings Survey

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