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1787 Colonial Revival
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
Content
A sight to behold in the historic town of Upper Marlboro this elegantly restored and gracious lady speaks of years gone by yet lives like today.
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3 Stories | |
Bedrooms | 4 |
Full Baths | 3 |
Half Baths | 1 |
Heated Sq. Ft. | 3,912 |
Unheated Sq. Ft. | 840 |
Features.
- Attic
- Basement
- Dining room
- Dry Basement
- Entry Hall
- Finished Basement
- Foyer
- Kitchen
- Library
- Living room
- Walk out Basement
- Carport
- Circular driveway
- Fresh paint
- Garden
- Patio
- Porch
- Restored exterior
- Storage Building
- Storm Windows
- Workshop
- Built-in Bookcases
- Built-in Cabinets
- Fireplaces
- Grand staircase
- High Ceilings
- Original wood windows
- Cedar Shake Roof
- Skylight
- Walk-In Closet(s)
- Wood floors
- City sewer
- City water supply
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Oil Heating
- Range
- Refrigerator
- 12-foot Ceilings
- Claw-foot Tub(s)
- Ripple Glass
- Sleeping Porch
- 3 Car Carport
- 3 sets Washer/Dryers
- 4 Bay Carriage House
- 5 Fireplaces
- 5 new A/C units
- 5 zone heating
- Apartment
- Full Loft
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3rd Oldest Home Standing In Upper Marlboro
Content, also known as the Bowling House, is a two and one half story, two-part frame structure built in three stages. The first section was built in 1787 with a stair hall and porches added c. 1800. A two and one half story wing to the north was added before 1844. The principal entrance is framed by pilasters and sidelights with an elliptical fanlight over all. The south gable has two large exterior chimneys with a brick pent between containing a small window. Lovingly restored from wiring, plumbing, insulation, brickwork, heating, air, etc, Content has been updated to 21st century standards without losing the integrity of years gone by. Consisting of 3/4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 1 half bath, Georgia Pine Floors, 5 working fireplaces, original moldings, 18th century chandalier, library, sweeping center hall staircase and charm throughout. Lower level office/apartment w/private entrance. Detached carriage house has a 4 bay garage with loft and 3 bay carport. Listed on the National Historic Registry, Content is located on a tree lined residential street within walking distance of downtown, the courthouse, and School House Pond.Significance of 'Content'
Content is one of the oldest buildings remaining in Upper Marlboro. Construction on only two other buildings in the town was begun earlier. Content and these other two are the only 18th century houses surviving in Upper Marlboro. The main block of Content is representative of the two story structure of this period, while Kingston and the Buck (or James Wardrop) house were both one and one half stories when first constructed. Content is the most untouched of the three; Kingston was Victorianized and the Buck House made over into a two story dwelling. The several rows of terraces and falls on the east and north sides of the house are typical of the sort of landscaping done in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Although no plantings remain, it is unusual enough for the terraces themselves to have survived. Content has always been owned by families who were prominent in the civic, economic, and social affairs of Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, and the State of Maryland. These have included the Magruders, Beanes, and Lee families, as well as the Bowling family of the 20th century.Archived in March, 2011
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