Compton Bassett | |
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| Location | 16508 Marlboro Pike, near Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′55″N 76°43′1″W / 38.81528°N 76.71694°W |
| Area | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| Built | 1783 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002959[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1983 |
Compton Bassett is a historic home in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, that was constructed ca. 1783. It is a two-story brick Georgian house, covered with cream-colored stucco, on a high basement of gray stucco. A two-story wing was added in 1928. Remaining outbuildings include a chapel to the southeast, a meat-house to the southwest, and a dairy to the northwest. Also on the property is a family burial ground.[2]
The Hill family and descendants lived at the premise from 1699 to 1900. Hills Bridge (700 meters to the southeast) has carried traffic over the Patuxent River here since a toll bridge was first constructed in 1852 by W.B. Hill. Compton Bassett was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] In July 2010 the house and grounds were acquired by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
In an effort to slow-down the effects of time, in 2018 the house underwent a significant structural stabilization. MNCCPC engaged the nationally recognized restoration firm The Durable Restoration Company, working with a local firm to design and build the structural framework system to reinforce the external and internal portions of the house.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Margaret W. Cook and Pamela James (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Compton Bassett" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.