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{{short description|Historic house in Maryland, United States}}
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| image = Melford Dec 08.JPG
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| caption = Melford, December 2008
| nearest_city= [[Mitchellville, Maryland]]
| lat_degrees = 38
| lat_minutes = 57
| lat_seconds = 35
| lat_direction = N
| long_degrees = 76
| long_minutes = 42
| long_seconds = 34
| long_direction = W
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| locmapin = Maryland
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| area =
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| built = mid-late 1840s
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| architect= Unknown
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| architecture= Greek Revival
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| added = April 06, 1988
| governing_body = Private
| refnum=88000271
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<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>}}


{{Infobox NRHP
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'''Melford''' is a historic [[plantation]] home located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center, near the intersection of [[U.S. Route 301 in Maryland|U.S. Route 301]] and [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]], at [[Bowie, Maryland|Bowie]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland|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 architecture|Greek Revival]] style.<ref name="mht">
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{{cite web|url=http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1009&COUNTY=Prince%20Georges&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%20Georges |title=Melford |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust |accessdate=2008-10-29}}</ref>
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| image = Melford Dec 08.JPG
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| caption = Melford, December 2008
| location = Science Drive in Maryland Science & Technology Center, [[Bowie, Maryland]]
| coordinates = {{coord|38|57|35|N|76|42|34|W|display=inline,title}}
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| locmapin = Maryland#USA
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| area =
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| built = mid-late 1840s
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| architect =
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| architecture = Greek Revival
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| added = April 6, 1988
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| refnum = 88000271<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
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'''Melford''' is a historic [[Plantation house in the Southern United States|plantation house]] located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center, near the intersection of [[U.S. Route 301 in Maryland|U.S. Route 301]] and [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]], at [[Bowie, Maryland|Bowie]], [[Prince George's County, Maryland|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 architecture|Greek Revival]] style.<ref name="mht_ihp">{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-1007.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Melford |date=September 1974 |accessdate=2015-08-01 |author=Christopher Owens|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref>
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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.<ref name="mht"/>

==History==
The land that made up the Melford plantation was part of a tract, originally called Howerton's Range which was a 400-acre parcel that John Howerton obtained in 1670.<ref name=bab/> It is part of [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]] and had historically been inhabited by the [[Piscataway people]], an [[Algonquin language]] speaking tribe, as well as the [[Patuxent people]] and other Native American groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pgcmls.info/native-american-indigenous-peoples-heritage|title = Native American Heritage - Prince George's County Memorial Library System}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pghistory.org/PG/PG300/history.html|title = Prince George's County Tricentennial}}</ref>

Melford was built by Dr. Richard Duckett in 1810, replacing a previous structure.<ref name=bab>{{cite web|title=Belair-at-Bowie Flight to Freedom: Case Studies|url=http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/bowie/studies.html|publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]]|accessdate=1 September 2017}}</ref> Dr. Richard Duckett was the brother of Allen Bowie Duckett, and the son of Thomas Duckett, who in 1796 was judge of the Prince George's County Court, and one of the principal slaveholders in the area.<ref>Thomas, William G. ''Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War''. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022, p. 75.</ref>


Melford was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.<ref name="nris"/>
Melford was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988.<ref name="nris"/>

==Grounds==
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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.<ref name="mht_ihp"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1009&COUNTY=Prince%20Georges&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%20Georges Melford, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:71B-16], including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website
*{{MHT url|id=1009|title=Melford, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:71B-16}}, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website
* [http://www.mncppc.org/county/Illustrated_Inventory906/74_101.pdf M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Melford, entry 71B-016, p. 95]
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0492 Melford, Crain Highway (U.S. Route 301), Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD]: 25 photos and 13 data pages, at [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0492 Melford, Crain Highway (U.S. Route 301), Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD]: 25 photos and 13 data pages, at [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md1418 Melford, Slave House, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD]: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md1418 Melford, Slave House, Mitchellville, Prince George's County, MD]: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Buildings Survey
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[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland]]
[[Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland]]
[[Category:Plantations in Prince George's County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Houses in Prince George's County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bowie, Maryland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bowie, Maryland]]
[[Category:Greek Revival architecture in Maryland]]
[[Category:Greek Revival houses in Maryland]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland]]
[[Category:Plantation houses in Maryland]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Plantations in Maryland]]



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Latest revision as of 22:18, 14 August 2023

Melford
Melford, December 2008
Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland)
Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) is located in the United States
Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland)
LocationScience Drive in Maryland Science & Technology Center, Bowie, Maryland
Coordinates38°57′35″N 76°42′34″W / 38.95972°N 76.70944°W / 38.95972; -76.70944
Builtmid-late 1840s
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.88000271[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 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]

History

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The land that made up the Melford plantation was part of a tract, originally called Howerton's Range which was a 400-acre parcel that John Howerton obtained in 1670.[3] It is part of Prince George's County and had historically been inhabited by the Piscataway people, an Algonquin language speaking tribe, as well as the Patuxent people and other Native American groups.[4][5]

Melford was built by Dr. Richard Duckett in 1810, replacing a previous structure.[3] Dr. Richard Duckett was the brother of Allen Bowie Duckett, and the son of Thomas Duckett, who in 1796 was judge of the Prince George's County Court, and one of the principal slaveholders in the area.[6]

Melford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Grounds

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Christopher Owens (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Melford" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  3. ^ a b "Belair-at-Bowie Flight to Freedom: Case Studies". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Native American Heritage - Prince George's County Memorial Library System".
  5. ^ "Prince George's County Tricentennial".
  6. ^ Thomas, William G. Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022, p. 75.
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