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Snow Hill (Laurel, Maryland)
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Snow Hill is a manor house located south of Laurel, Maryland
, off Maryland Route 197
, in Prince George's County
. Built between 1799 and 1801, the one-and-a-half-story brick house is rectangular, with a gambrel roof, interior end chimneys, and shed dormers. It has a center entrance with transom and a small gabled porch. A central hall plan was used, with an elaborate interior and corner cupboards. The original south wing was removed and rebuilt, and the home restored. The Late Georgian
style house was the home of Samuel Snowden, part owner of extensive family ironworks, inherited from his father Richard Snowden
. and is now owned and operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
as a rental facility.
Snow Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Laurel, Maryland
Laurel is a city in northern Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, and Howard County, Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. Incorporated in 1870, the city maintains a historic district including its Main Street...
, off Maryland Route 197
Maryland Route 197
Maryland Route 197 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Laurel–Bowie Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 301 in Bowie north to MD 198 in Laurel. In addition to being the main connection between Bowie and Laurel, MD 197 provides access...
, in Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
. Built between 1799 and 1801, the one-and-a-half-story brick house is rectangular, with a gambrel roof, interior end chimneys, and shed dormers. It has a center entrance with transom and a small gabled porch. A central hall plan was used, with an elaborate interior and corner cupboards. The original south wing was removed and rebuilt, and the home restored. The Late Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style house was the home of Samuel Snowden, part owner of extensive family ironworks, inherited from his father Richard Snowden
Richard Snowden
Richard Snowden is the grandson of Richard Snowden Sr , one of Maryland's early colonists, who arrived in 1658. Richard founded the Patuxent Iron Works, on the site of Maryland's oldest iron forge...
. and is now owned and operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is a bi-county agency that administers parks and planning in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland.-History:...
as a rental facility.
Snow 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 1974.
External links
- Snow Hill, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:62-4, including photo in 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Snow Hill, entry 62-004, p. 29
- Snow Hill, 13209 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel vicinity, Prince George's County, MD: 20 photos and 15 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Snow Hill, Log Dependency, 13209 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel vicinity, Prince George's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey