Magnolia Plantation (Knoxville, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
Magnolia Plantation, also known as the Boteler-Holder Farm, is a historic home located at Knoxville
, Washington County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a 2-story, five-bay
-wide house built about 1835, with a -story three-bay rear addition, set on finely coursed local fieldstone
foundations. Also on the property are several modern outbuildings and a barn, and nearby is a private cemetery with a number of grave markers bearing the name Boteler.
The Magnolia Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1975.
Knoxville, Maryland
Knoxville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
, Washington County
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering southern Pennsylvania to the north, northern Virginia to the south, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia to the south and west. As of the 2010 Census, its population is 147,430...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It is a 2-story, five-bay
Bay (architecture)
A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
-wide house built about 1835, with a -story three-bay rear addition, set on finely coursed local fieldstone
Fieldstone
Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally...
foundations. Also on the property are several modern outbuildings and a barn, and nearby is a private cemetery with a number of grave markers bearing the name Boteler.
The Magnolia Plantation 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 1975.
External links
- Magnolia Plantation, Washington County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust