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Lower Marlboro, Maryland

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2020 05 24 10 56 41 Historical marker about Lower Marlboro along Maryland State Route 262 (Lower Marlboro Road) just east of Chaneyville Road in Lower Marlboro, Calvert County, Maryland
2020 05 24 10 56 41 Historical marker about Lower Marlboro along Maryland State Route 262 (Lower Marlboro Road) just east of Chaneyville Road in Lower Marlboro, Calvert County, Maryland

Lower Marlboro, (not to be confused with Upper Marlboro, which is approximately 15 miles north) is a small, waterfront unincorporated community located at the crossroads of MD 262 and Chaneyville Road in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, along the east bank of the Patuxent River.Although Lower Marlboro is not incorporated, does not have a central business district, or even a post office or Zip code, it does possess some substantial history. Throughout the 19th century, Lower Marlboro was considered a port town on the Patuxent River where tobacco was loaded and unloaded for ships. During the War of 1812, Lower Marlboro was burned by the British as they advanced towards Washington, D.C. Lower Marlboro still has numerous homes dating back to the early 19th century. Grahame House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.More recently, Lower Marlboro featured a small, private air strip until the property was sold to homebuilders in the mid 1990s. A golf course and driving range are now located adjacent to the old air field property. Famous residents of Lower Marlboro include former U.S. Senator and Maryland governor Joseph Kent.

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2020 05 24 10 56 41 Historical marker about Lower Marlboro along Maryland State Route 262 (Lower Marlboro Road) just east of Chaneyville Road in Lower Marlboro, Calvert County, Maryland
2020 05 24 10 56 41 Historical marker about Lower Marlboro along Maryland State Route 262 (Lower Marlboro Road) just east of Chaneyville Road in Lower Marlboro, Calvert County, Maryland
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St. Mary's Rectory (Aquasco, Maryland)
St. Mary's Rectory (Aquasco, Maryland)

The old St. Mary's Rectory is a gable-front 21⁄2-story frame dwelling of three by three bays, built in 1849 and enlarged to twice its size in 1856, and located in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Maryland. The structure is significant for its architecture and for its association with the history of St. Paul's Parish and the community of Aquasco. The rectory is an excellent example of a vernacular building with Greek Revival and Italianate stylistic elements. The floor plan exemplifies a style typical of the dwellings of successful landowners and merchants of the mid-19th century in Prince George's County. Original Greek Revival style elements include the front gable entrance facade, crown molded returned cornice, porch detail, interior stair detail, door and window surrounds, and the parlor mantel. Italianate elements include the heavy bracketing of the exterior cornice and the tripartite window in the north gable end. The old rectory served St. Paul's Parish (Episcopal) through 1977, when it was sold as a private residence. Rehabilitated by its present owners, the rectory contains a significant amount of original fabric and is little changed from its mid-19th-century appearance. It is located in Aquasco, one of three remaining examples of a well-preserved agricultural community in Prince George's County. Aquasco reached its height in the 19th century, and is the location of a number of large 19th-century planters' homes. The rectory was stylishly built, perhaps because of its location in the thriving village and because of the affluence.A grant was awarded to the rectory by Prince George's County Planning Board which enabled the rectory to undergo significant exterior restoration in 2011. The most valuable improvement was the removal of asbestos siding and the delicate restoration of the beautiful original German siding beneath.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.