Howard's Adventure

Howard's Adventure
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General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleColonial
LocationGambrills, Maryland
Coordinates39°05′06″N 76°39′19″W / 39.08500°N 76.65528°W / 39.08500; -76.65528
Construction started1710
Demolished1978

Howard's Adventure is a historic slave plantation located in Gambrills, Maryland in Anne Arundel County. The historic estate was a starting point for the prominent Hammond Family of the region. The House was built by Charles Hammond after 1710. It was the home of Matthias Hammond, builder of the Hammond–Harwood House, and Colonel Rezin Hammond, builder of Burleigh Manor. The house remnants and Hammond Graveyard now site within the U.S. Naval Academy farm complex. [1][2]

References

  1. ^ Stein, Charles Francis (1972). Origin and History of Howard County Maryland (First ed.). Charles Francis Stein, Jr. p. 254.
  2. ^ "AA-172" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust AA-172. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links

  • Howard's Adventure Matthias Hammond's Country Estate
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