Preserving The Past (Page 3)


DRUM POINT LIGHT HOUSE,
on grounds of Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. Built in 1883, this is one of the few screwpile lighthouses still in existence. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

CARR-WELLS HOUSE, Lower Marlboro.
Although said to date from the mid-19th century, the only visible woodwork is very late 19th century. The house was moved to its present location possibly in the 1880's which might explain the evidence of later woodwork.

HUNTINGFIELDS, Huntingtown.
This beautiful house which was begun c. 1770 was added to many times by the Stanforths, Somervilles and Williams families who inhabited it. Huntingfields is one of three known existing houses to have a jetty or overhanging story in Maryland. This shows a connection with medieval England.

SMITHVILLE METHODIST CHURCH, Dunkirk, Route 4 and Ferry Landing Road.
Dedicated in 1840, this building is typical of Greek Revival architecture. The brackets appear to be a later Victorian addition. A steeple and bell were added in 1989.

SILVER SPOON, Lusby.
The oldest portion of the present house was built as an addition to a log house, apparently about 1830. In the north end of the basement are the remnants of a cold cellar or buttery which was originally cooled by a spring.

WHITEHALL, Dunkirk.
The center portion of this house was built in the 1850's to replace a house which was destroyed by fire. Although the floor plan is typical of the Federal period, the hip roof and bracketed eaves suggest Italianate.

LAVEILLE PLACE, Port Republic (Mutual)
This beautiful Gambrel roofed house began as an end hall/double parlor plan. The entrance door and two windows toward the south define the original facade. At the base of the two south end chimneys is a one story brick pent, a typical feature of mid and late 18th century southern Maryland architecture.

DRURY HOUSE, Dunkirk
Over 160 years old, this large side parlor design house of the Federal period is part of a farm complex of outbuildings, barns and quarters.

ARMIGER HOUSE (ISLINGTON), Huntingtown
One of Calvert's oldest frame houses, the post and beam construction still seen in the living room indicates construction may have been late 17th century. The land, once known as Ridge, was in the Norfolk family most of the 19th century. The house was moved to its present location because of the construction of the four-lane Route 4.


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