Sotterley (Hollywood, Maryland)
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Sotterley Plantation
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Sotterly Plantation, July 2009
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| Nearest city: | Hollywood, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: | 38°22′47″N 76°32′20″W / 38.37972°N 76.53889°WCoordinates: 38°22′47″N 76°32′20″W / 38.37972°N 76.53889°W |
| Built: | 1703 |
| Architectural style: | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private non-profit |
| NRHP Reference#: |
72001487 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 09, 1972 |
| Designated NHL: | February 16, 2000[2] |
Sotterley Plantation is a landmark plantation home located at 44300 Sotterley Lane in Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is a long 1 1⁄2-story, nine-bay frame building, covered with wide, beaded clapboard siding and wood shingle roof, overlooking the Patuxent River. Also on the property are a sawn-log slave quarters of circa 1830, an 18th-century brick warehouse, and an early-19th-century brick meat house. Farm buildings include an early-19th-century corn crib and an array of barns and work buildings from the early 20th century. It has been a house museum since 1961. It was once a home of George Plater, the sixth Governor of Maryland, and Herbert L. Satterlee, a member of America's most powerful financial circles.[3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] Sotterley was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.[2][4]
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Sotterley Plantation [edit]
Sotterley Plantation is operated as a historic house museum and offers visitor activities and educational programs. Visitors can tour the early 18th-century mansion, an original slave cabin, a customs warehouse, smokehouse, necessary and corn crib, as well as a formal garden. The property comprises 95 acres (380,000 m2) of rolling fields, gardens, and riverfront.
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Sotterly Plantation, Historic Photograph
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Sotterley Plantation, Barn, July 2009
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Sotterley Plantation, Customs Warehouse, July 2009
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References [edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks". National Park Service.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Sotterley, St. Mary's County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
- ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
External links [edit]
- Sotterley, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Sotterly, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 24 photos, 6 drawings, 29 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterly, Barn, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterly, Ceiling Detail, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterly, Gate Lodge, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterly, Necessary, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterly, Plans, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 2 photos and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterly, Slave Quarters, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD: 3 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Sotterley Plantation - official site
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