Appendix B·Documented Historic Communities
White Clagett, had at least eight children who survived into adulthood. With his second wife, Clagett had five more children. All told, Clagett provided eight of his children with property and houses typically coinciding with their marriages. Throughout the nineteenth century, Clagett VI began purchasing land surrounding his plantation to expand his land holdings and secure property for his heirs. The 1850 census indicates that Clagett VI held $66,140 worth of real estate and reported owning 94 slaves that ranged in age from infancy to 75 years old. In 1860, the census reports that Clagett’s real estate was valued at $120,000, while his personal estate was valued at $150,000. Not including the six plantations previously given to his family members, at the time of his death in 1873, Clagett owned more than 800 acres of land. Clagett gave his son, Charles, The Cottage (Historic Site 78-000-18), his son Robert received Oakland (Historic Site 79-000-34), daughter Eliza received Bowieville (Historic Site 74A-018), grandson Thomas received Keokuk. From the senior Clagett’s second marriage, son Thomas received Weston (Historic Site 82A-000-07), son Gonsalvo received Strawberry Hill (Historic Site 78-000-23), daughter Sallie received a portion of Moore’s Plains (Historic Site 79-002), and daughter Adeline received a portion of Greenland. In turn, Charles Clagett devised Ingleside to his son, Charles T. Clagett, and Navajo to his son William B. Clagett. Martenet’s map of 1861 shows the various farmsteads scattered throughout the area around Upper Marlboro. Prominent families include Clagett, Bowie, Calvert, and Duvall. By 1878 when the Hopkins map was created, the Clagett family farmsteads are well documented. New stores, residences, and a schoolhouse were established along the Washington and Marlboro Turnpike (now MD Route 4/Pennsylvania Avenue) between Centreville and Upper Marlborough, providing additional amenities for members of the community. While the Clagett Agricultural Area retains its rural character, rapid suburbanization and late-twentiethcentury infill have significantly detracted from the landscape. The gently rolling farmland of the area is dotted with woodlands; however, large parcels of this land have been cleared for new subdivision developments. Several agricultural buildings are extant and include barns and stables that still reflect the agricultural heritage of the area. There are a variety of architectural styles represented Approved Historic Sites and Districts Plan
in the Clagett Agricultural Area from 1820 to the 1990s. These include Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Colonial Revival, as well as vernacular and modern interpretations of these popular styles. The majority of historic residential buildings in the community date from the mid- to latenineteenth century and are set far back from main roads, down private drives. Two historic resources have been demolished in the Clagett Agricultural Area. Navajo (78-000-22) and the Navajo Tenant House (78-000-36) are no longer extant. In addition, the slave quarters and all outbuildings associated with Keokuk (78-000-14a) have been demolished, and the house at Ingleside was destroyed by fire.
Little Washington (78-039) Little Washington is a small mid-twentieth century neighborhood located north of the community of Westphalia in central Prince George’s County. Little Washington is bounded by Washington Avenue on the north, Douglas Avenue on the northeast, Sansbury Road on the southeast, South Cherry Lane on the south, and D’Arcy Road on the southwest. Historic maps document that Little Washington was rural until the platting of the first subdivision in 1941. Martenet’s map of 1861 shows virtually no development in the area that became Little Washington. By 1878, the Hopkins map documents a few dwellings constructed to the north and west of the present-day neighborhood. Little Washington was platted in three separate sections from 1941 to 1949. The first section, along Alms House Road (now D’Arcy Road) was platted in 1941 by Leon E. Tayman of Upper Marlboro. Section 1 contained nine lots, ranging in size from 0.32 acres to 0.88 acres. Lots were long and narrow, with approximately 100 feet of frontage along the main road. In 1947, Tayman platted Section 2, off of Alms House County Road on a newly established road, known as South Cherry Lane. Section 2 included 22 lots on approximately 16 acres. Lots on the north side of Cherry Lane were very long and narrow, while those on the south side were shallower with the same frontage. Little is known about subdivider Leon Tayman. He was a resident of Upper Marlboro, and the 1930 census notes that he was born in 1886 and lived with his parents, one brother, several nieces and nephews, and a domestic servant. Tayman’s profession was listed as an
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