Chapter 16·Historic Sites
86A-012
Saint Simon’s Episcopal Church Site & Cemetery Saint Thomas Church Road, Croom • c. 1929; 70 marked graves and an unknown number of unmarked graves; the grave markers vary in design and material and include concrete and marble tablets, bronze and granite flush plaques, and 13 concrete crosses • Saint Simon’s Chapel was a frame building constructed c. 1894 on the grounds of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church Rectory (86A-027-08); the chapel was a mission chapel for African-American communicants of St. Thomas’ Church and was moved across St. Thomas Church Road to the present site in 1902; the church was closed in 1964 and demolished in 1974 • Criteria 1d, 2e
86A-013
Saint Mary’s Methodist Episcopal Church Site & Cemetery (Myers Cemetery) South side of Croom Airport Road, east of Route 382, Croom • c. 1918; 43 marked graves and an unknown number of unmarked graves; markers include marble and concrete tablets, concrete and wooden crosses, granite headstones, granite flush markers, slate pieces, and metal funeral home signs • The African-American congregation of St. Mary’s began meeting in 1905 in an old log building on this site; they constructed a frame church c. 1911; under the leadership of the Rev. Frederick D. Myers, St. Mary’s church was renovated in 1947; the church was destroyed by fire in 1965 • Criteria 1d, 2e
86A-015 ES
Mattaponi & Cemetery 11000 Mattaponi Road, Upper Marlboro • 18th century, rebuilt c. 1820, 2 story hip-roof brick house (Flemish bond) with flanking wings; fine interior detail of transitional Federal/Greek Revival period; several barns on property; significantly altered in the 1950s • Country home of Governor Robert Bowie, rebuilt in then-current style after his death in 1818 • Criteria 1a, 1c, 1d, 2d, 2e
86A-020 NR
Brookefield of the Berrys 12510 Molly Berry Road, Upper Marlboro • c. 1810 and 1840, 2 story side-gabled frame house with exterior brick chimneys and two-story veranda; one-story kitchen wing attached; historic outbuildings include meat house, corncrib and granary • Good example of plantation house and outbuildings, owned by Berry family since 1839; incorporates elements of both Federal and Greek Revival styles • Criteria 1d, 2a
86A-022
Benjamin Mackall House & Cemetery 12518 Plantation Drive, Brandywine • c. 1790, 1910, 1½ story gable-roof frame house with steeply pitched gable roof and outstanding Federal-style interior trim; later two-story, front-gabled addition • Owned continuously by the Mackall family for two centuries; good example of modest dwelling house with particularly fine early interior trim • Criteria 1a, 1c, 2a
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Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan