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DETAIL VIEW, OVERDOOR, TO NORTHEAST WALL OF CENTER HALL - Compton Bassett, 16508 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD
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DETAIL VIEW, OVERDOOR, TO NORTHEAST WALL OF CENTER HALL - Compton Bassett, 16508 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, MD
Description
Klugh, T, transmitter; Brostrup, John O, photographer; Delos , Delos, historian; Nichols, Frederick, photographer; Lavoie, Catherine C, historian
Depicted place Maryland; Prince George's County; Upper Marlboro
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS MD,17-MARBU.V,3-14
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Compton Bassett is one of the finest Georgian mansions in Prince George's County. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of Georgian architecture such as the central pedimented pavilion front with pilastered frontispiece, symmetry, hipped roof, palladian-like windows, and its center-hall plan, as well as its fine interior detailing. Historically, this fine Georgian mansion reflects the prosperity of the tobacco growing plantation system on which Prince George's growth and economy was founded. Its Georgian plan was readily adapted by the wealthier planter and merchant class and is seen in other fine homes dating from this period. It is located only 1-1/2 miles from Upper Marlboro, the county seat (since 1721), and the heart of the richest tobacco growing in the county. It is also significant as the home of the Hill family and its descendants since 1699. The Hills (and Sasscers) were prominent citizens of Prince George's County, serving the state and county government, and as physicians.
  • Survey number: HABS MD-134
  • Building/structure dates: 1783 Initial Construction
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83002959.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/md0551.photos.083449p
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Object location38° 48′ 56.99″ N, 76° 45′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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