Mulberry Fields
Mulberry Fields | |
Mulberry Fields, 1936 | |
| Nearest city | Beauvue, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°12′32″N 76°34′22″W / 38.20889°N 76.57278°W |
| Built | 1763 |
| Architect | John Attaway Clarke |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002169 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973 |
Mulberry Fields is a historic 13,458 sq ft (1,250.3 m2) home located at Beauvue, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It was built about 1763, and is a large 2+1⁄2-story, 5-bay by 2-bay, hip-roofed brick house. On the front is a two-story Doric portico, built about 1820. The house is the only remaining Georgian "mansion-type" home in the area and has a panoramic view of the Potomac River, with a mile-long allee stretching downhill to the riverbank.[2]
Mulberry Fields was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
It remains a private residence and is listed for sale for 20 million.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Michael Bourne; J. Richard Rivoire & Nancy Miller (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mulberry Fields" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/19700-Mulberry-Fields-Rd-Leonardtown-MD-20650/37590487_zpid/?msockid=2718a1415ee06c1f027fb5065fe26dca
- ^ https://www.francisyork.com/blog/this-20-million-home-is-older-than-the-united-states
- ^ https://www.priceypads.com/historic-1755-mulberry-fields-estate-on-490-acres-asks-20-million-in-leonardtown-maryland/
External links
- Mulberry Fields, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-83, "Mulberry Fields, State Route 244, Valley Lee vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD", 13 photos, supplemental material