Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Map of the United States | |
Location | Prince George's County, Maryland, US |
Nearest city | Oxon Hill, Maryland |
Coordinates | 38°48′17″N 77°00′43″W / 38.8046°N 77.01182°W |
Established | 1959 |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Oxon Cove Park | |
Location | Government Farm Rd., Oxon Hill, Maryland |
Area | 289 acres (117 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate, et al. |
NRHP reference No. | 03000869[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 02, 2003 |
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Cove Farm is a national historic district that includes a living farm museum operated by the National Park Service, and located at Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland. It is part of National Capital Parks-East. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
The park provides an excellent resource for environmental studies, wildlife observing, fishing, and other recreational activities made possible by easy access to the Potomac River. Fourteen buildings and two structures are located in the historic district and associated with the property's sequential development as a plantation, an institutional agricultural complex, and a farm museum.