Grassland (Annapolis Junction, Maryland)

Grassland is a historic house at Annapolis Junction, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It was built in 1853, and is a three-part brick structure constructed in a telescoping manner. Other structures on the property are the one-story frame slave house with brick-nogged walls, a small stone smokehouse, the remains of a summer kitchen, and a frame harness shed, storage shed, and the ruins of a bank barn. The outbuildings are known to have been erected between 1852 and 1854 by the plantation slaves.[2]

Grassland
Nearest cityHercules Rd., Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Coordinates39°7′6″N 76°46′41″W
Built1852
NRHP reference No.84001331[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

As of July 2017, the property is overgrown with weeds and tall grass. The buildings located here at this site also appear to be in total disrepair.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Donna Ware (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grassland" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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