Mansion House (Public Landing, Maryland)

Mansion House, located near Public Landing, Maryland, United States, is an early-to-mid-19th century plantation house built as the main residence of a forced-labor farm of more than 250 acres.^[1] This "telescoping house" was built in five main parts beginning about 1835. The distinct blocks were designed in a manner that separated the main house from the enslaved servants' quarters while keeping them close at hand.^[2]

Mansion House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Bayside Rd. Public Landing, Maryland
Coordinates	38°8′54″N 75°17′15″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1835 (1835)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	94001643[1]
Added to NRHP	January 19, 1995

Mansion House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Peter E. Kurtze (May 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mansion House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links

• Mansion House, Worcester County, including photo from 1994, at Maryland Historical Trust