Gresham (Edgewater, Maryland)
Gresham | |
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| Location | 784 Mayo Rd., Edgewater, Maryland |
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| Built | 1861 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001342[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 07, 1984 |
Gresham is a historic home near Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is a large two and a half story frame dwelling built by John Gresham II after 1686 on land owned by land-grant pioneer Captain Edward Selby.[2]
After the Selby heirs suffered financial setbacks, the plantation was owned briefly by the pirate William Cotter and then by assorted members of Colonel Nicholas Gassaway's family, his daughter Jane having married Cotter, including the sons of Lord High Sherriff of Annapolis Captain John Gassaway. The Gresham family continued to own the house on rented Gassaway land then known as Cotter's Desire. Gresham is most associated with Commodore Isaac Mayo, who recieved it from his uncle who had purchased the property and house from the Cotter/Gassaway heirs around 1765.[2] He occupied the property beginning in the early 19th century until his controversial death there in 1861[3] at the dawn of the Civil war he openly opposed.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b Mullins, Caroline, History of Mayo Maryland, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1996 as sumarized at http://www.selbyonthebay.org/history.html
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Gresham, Anne Arundel County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.
- ^ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-05-14/news/bs-ar-isaac-mayo-20110514_1_commodore-isaac-mayo-congressional-medal-lee retrieved 5/19/2011
External links
- Gresham, Anne Arundel County, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
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