Oaklands (Laurel, Maryland)
| Oaklands, Contee | |
|---|---|
  Location of Oaklands, Contee in Maryland | |
| Nearest city | Laurel, Maryland |
| Built | 1798 |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
Oaklands or Contee was a slave plantation owned by the Snowden family.[1]
The house is a three-story manor of brick construction,[2][3] and was built by Major Thomas Snowden and his wife Eliza Warfield from Bushy Park, Howard County. The 2,000-acre (810 ha) estate extended westward into modern Howard County. Richard Snowden inherited it from his father. His oldest daughter Anne Lousia Snowden inherited the estate and married Capt. John Contee, for whom "Contee" station of the B&O railroad was named.[4][5]
In 1911, the estate was purchased by Charles R. Hoff and his wife who was a descendent of the Snowden family.[6]
Present
The Oakland manor is surrounded by residential development. Access to the property is off of 13700 Oaklands Manor Drive.
See also
References
- ^ "Oaklands". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ Nathania A. Branch Miles; Monday M. Miles; Ryan J. Quick. Prince George's County and the Civil War: Life on the Border. p. 100.
- ^ Hamill Kenny Museum and Library of Maryland History, Maryland Historical Society (1984). The placenames of Maryland, their origin and meaning. p. 67.
- ^ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 363.
- ^ Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Reverend Noah Davis, Josiah Henson, James W. C. Pennington, John Thompson, Henry Watson, Work Projects Administration. Tubman, Douglass, and Other Maryland Slave Narratives PRINT.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ John Martin Hammond. Colonial mansions of Maryland and Delaware. p. 96.