Milton (Bethesda, Maryland)
Encyclopedia
Milton is a historic home located at Bethesda
, Montgomery County
, Maryland
, United States
. The house was constructed in two stages and is built of uncoursed granite. The older section, constructed prior to 1820, is one and one-half stories and a two-story three bay
structure was subsequently built in 1847. Outbuildings on the property include a square, stone smokehouse with a square, hipped roof
, and a 19th century stone ice house. It was the home of Nathan Loughborough, Comptroller of the Treasury
during the John Adams
administration. From 1934 until the 1970s, the house was owned by the agricultural economist, Mordecai J. Ezekiel
.
Milton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1975.
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
, 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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. The house was constructed in two stages and is built of uncoursed granite. The older section, constructed prior to 1820, is one and one-half stories and a two-story three 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:...
structure was subsequently built in 1847. Outbuildings on the property include a square, stone smokehouse with a square, hipped roof
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
, and a 19th century stone ice house. It was the home of Nathan Loughborough, Comptroller of the Treasury
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was an official of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1789 to 1817. According to section III of the Act of Congress establishing the Treasury Department, it is the comptroller's duty to...
during the John Adams
John Adams
John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...
administration. From 1934 until the 1970s, the house was owned by the agricultural economist, Mordecai J. Ezekiel
Mordecai Ezekiel
Mordecai Joseph Brill Ezekiel was an American agrarian economist who worked for the United States government and the United Nations for a number of years....
.
Milton 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
- Milton, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: M: 35-35, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website