Holly Hill (Friendship, Maryland)
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Holly Hill, also known as Holland's Hills or Rose Valley, is a historic home at Friendship, Anne Arundel County
, Maryland
, United States
. It was originally a primitive, two-room, -story frame dwelling constructed in the fall or winter of 1698. An addition was made in 1713, and about 1730 the entire structure was encased in brick and another addition was constructed. The house is an example of the Medieval Transitional
style of architecture. It was a quarter plantation of Richard Harrison, who likely built the original structure for his son, Samuel Harrison (1679–1733).
Ownership of Holly Hill continued in the Harrison family until 1850; then, after a brief interregnum, it was the home of a branch of the Scrivener family until its purchase in the late 1930s by Captain and Mrs. Hugh P. LeClair. The LeClair family performed an extensive restoration of the house and added a kitchen wing and a detached garage in faithful Tidewater style. In 1968 Holly Hill was purchased by Brice McAdoo Clagett (1933–2008), a descendant of Richard Harrison. Mr. Clagett and his first wife, Virginia P. Clagett
, added extensive ornamental plantings and gardens to the grounds near the house.
Holly Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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. It was originally a primitive, two-room, -story frame dwelling constructed in the fall or winter of 1698. An addition was made in 1713, and about 1730 the entire structure was encased in brick and another addition was constructed. The house is an example of the Medieval Transitional
Medieval architecture
Medieval architecture is a term used to represent various forms of architecture common in Medieval Europe.-Characteristics:-Religious architecture:...
style of architecture. It was a quarter plantation of Richard Harrison, who likely built the original structure for his son, Samuel Harrison (1679–1733).
Ownership of Holly Hill continued in the Harrison family until 1850; then, after a brief interregnum, it was the home of a branch of the Scrivener family until its purchase in the late 1930s by Captain and Mrs. Hugh P. LeClair. The LeClair family performed an extensive restoration of the house and added a kitchen wing and a detached garage in faithful Tidewater style. In 1968 Holly Hill was purchased by Brice McAdoo Clagett (1933–2008), a descendant of Richard Harrison. Mr. Clagett and his first wife, Virginia P. Clagett
Virginia P. Clagett
Virginia P. Clagett is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 30 in Anne Arundel County, until her 4th term ended in December 2010. A proven vote-getter for decades, she lost...
, added extensive ornamental plantings and gardens to the grounds near the house.
Holly Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971.
External links
- Holly Hill, Anne Arundel County, including photo from 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Holly Hill, Friendship vicinity, Anne Arundel County, MD: 9 drawings, 16 photos, and 4 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Historical Marker Database