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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Bostwick, December 2008
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| Location: | 3901 48th St., Bladensburg, Maryland |
| Coordinates: | 38°56′16″N 76°56′5″W / 38.93778°N 76.93472°W |
| Architect: | Lowndes,Christopher |
| Architectural style(s): | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | August 19, 1975 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75002082 |
Bostwick is a historic home located at Bladensburg in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. According to its date plaque, it was built in 1746 by Christopher Lowndes (1713-1785). The house was later the home of Lowndes’ son-in-law, Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813), first Secretary of the Navy. It is the oldest surviving structure at Bladensburg.[2][3]
Bostwick is a two and one-half story brick structure laid up in Flemish bond. A basement and ground level lies under the entire house. The gable roof, with dormer windows, is slightly belled at the eaves. The main (west) facade is five bays with a central doorway. A one-story porch extends across the front, and the pedimented central bay of the porch projects forward. "C.L. 1746" in wrought lead painted black is embedded high in the south chimney. Also on the south side is a distinctive buttress added about 1800 by Stoddert, who was concerned about a crack in the wall on that side of the house. At the base of the buttress are two dungeons or cells. A gable-roofed common bond brick detached kitchen stands northeast of the house. Southeast of the house are several 19th century outbuildings and a barn.[2][4]
Bostwick was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Bostwick". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=322&CROWD=Hyattsville&COUNTY=Prince%20Georges&MAP=NRMapPR.html&FROM=NRCrowdList.aspx?COUNTY=Prince%20Georges. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Christopher Owens (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bostwick". Maryland Historical Trust. http://www.mdihp.net/dsp_county.cfm?search=county&criteria1=B&criteria2=PG&criteria3=&id=18634&viewer=true. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ Wilfong, James C., "A 1746 Buttress In Bladensburg," The Washington Post, Apr 13, 1974.
External links
- Bostwick, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:69-2, including photo in 1997, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); Bostwick, entry 69-005-09, p. 69
- Bostwick Hall, 3901 Forty-eighth Street, Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD: 23 photos and 13 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Bostwick Hall, Barn, 3901 Forty-eighth Street, Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD: 2 photos and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
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