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CAPSULE SUMMARY FOR CHARLES HIGDON HOUSE 15501 DARNESTOWN ROAD, DARNESTOWN Montgomery County survey Prefix & Site Number: M-24/7 Approximate Building Date: c1866-1878 Town or Vicinity in which Resource is Located: Darnestown Access: Private The Charles Higdon House is late-nineteenth century rural vernacular dwelling with Italianate style influence. It is representative of an architectural type which was once common in Montgomery County but which has become increasingly rare as farmland is acquired for residential development. The frame residence was built sometime between 1866 and 1878 by Charles L. Higdon, a carpenter. Higdon lived here with his wife, Susanna, until 1878 when they sold the house to Benjamin F. Coomes for $1, 000. Based on assessment records, Coomes is probably the person responsible for constructing the rear addition about 1882. There are no historic outbuildings extant.

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Page 1: CAPSULE SUMMARY - Maryland Historical Trust · The Charles Higdon House is a two and one half story, three bay, I house which was built c .1866-78. The dwelling exhibits Italianate

CAPSULE SUMMARY

FOR

CHARLES HIGDON HOUSE

15501 DARNESTOWN ROAD, DARNESTOWN

Montgomery County survey Prefix & Site Number: M-24/7

Approximate Building Date: c1866-1878

Town or Vicinity in which Resource is Located: Darnestown

Access: Private

The Charles Higdon House is late-nineteenth century rural

vernacular dwelling with Italianate style influence. It is

representative of an architectural type which was once common in

Montgomery County but which has become increasingly rare as

farmland is acquired for residential development.

The frame residence was built sometime between 1866 and 1878

by Charles L. Higdon, a carpenter. Higdon lived here with his

wife, Susanna, until 1878 when they sold the house to Benjamin F.

Coomes for $1, 000. Based on assessment records, Coomes is probably

the person responsible for constructing the rear addition about

1882. There are no historic outbuildings extant.

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M~RYLAND INVENTORY OF Survey No. A/) : ¢}. /../ • 1

Maryland Historical Trust HISTORIC PROPERTIES Magi No.

State Historic Sites Inventory Form DOE ~yes no

1. Name (indicate pref erred name)

historic Char] es Hj gdon Honse

and/or common

2. Location

street & number 15501 Darnestown Road _ not fdr publication

city, town Darnestown

state MD

3. Classification Category _/'district­_L_ building(s) _structure _site

. ____ object

Ownership -,.Public

_t/_ n private _both Public Acquisition _in process _ being considered ~ot applicable

_ vicinity of congressional district 8

county Montgomery

Status _k'."()ccupied _ unoccupied _work in progress Accessible _ yes: restricted _ __yes: unrestricted ___Lno

Present Use _ agriculture _commercial _ educational _ entertainment _ government _ industrial _military

_museum -i>ark ----4rivate residence _religious _ scientific _ transportation _other:

4. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

name Marcia R.G. Diaz c/o Sister Grace R. Diaz

street & number 606 Morris St. telephone no.:

city, town Albany state and zip code NY 122 08

5. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Montgomery Crnmty Conrtbonse liber 4322

street & number SJ Monroe Street folio 772

city, town Rockville state MD

6. Representation in Existing Historical surveys

title Montgomery County Locational Atlas of Historic Sites

date 1976 _federal _state _county _local

..>C>sitory for survey records M-NC P PC

city, town SjJver Spring state MD

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7. Description

Condition _ excellent

~

Check one _deteriorated

7unaltered

_ruins _ altered _unexposed

~kone _v_,., original site _ moved date of move

Survey No. H: 24-7

Prepare both a summary paragraph and a general description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

'I\ The Charles Higdon House is a late-nineteenth century rural ver-

nacular dwelling with Italianate style influences. It is repre-sentative of an architectural type which was once corrmon in Montgomery County but which has become increasingly rare as farmland is acquired for residential development.

The Charles Higdon House is a two and one half story, three bay, I house which was built c . 1866-78. The dwelling exhibits Italianate influences in its molded window surrounds, arched gable windows, and bracketed cornices and Federal influences in its general form. Located on a hill, the house faces southwest toward Darnestown Road (Route 28), east of its intersection with Darnestown-Germantown Road (Route 118) . The setting of the house has changed dramatically in recent years when the roadbed for Route 28 was widened and leveled so that the house is now set on a plane approximately ten feet above the road.1

Although the Higdon House is at the intersection of two busy roads, to the north and east there are still views of open fields and woods.

The main, side gable block is covered with vinyl siding, yet it retains its original patterned sheetmetal roof. An interior ridge chimney is located between second and third bays. The denticulated molded cornice, which returns at gable ends, is punctuated by small, scrolled end brackets .

The entire front (south) facade is obscured by a dense screen of conifers. The one story, full width porch is now enclosed with ply­wood which contains in its center bay a large, three-part window a 16-light center section which is flanked by four over four sash win­dows on each side . The porch has retained its bracketed cornice.

At the west gable end of the main block, windows on the first and second levels have molded Italianate style window surrounds. On the first level, windows are four over four sash, and two over two sash at the second level. In the gable is a small round-headed case-

(Continued)

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Continuation Sheet M: 24-7 - Charles Higdon House

Section 7: DESCRIPTION Page 7.1

ment window with four lights. The east gable end has only a small round-headed window which is partially boarded and contains replace­ment sash.

The two story, two bay, rear wing, built c1882, is also vinyl-sided and has a patterned metal roof and a chimney located on the roof ridge which is perpendicular to the main block roof. A one-story, shed-roof addition on the east elevation which fills in the ell at that corner was probably originally a porch which has been enclosed. Entrance is from a recessed entranceway with two paneled doors in the south-most bay of the addition.

Behind the rear wing is a one and a half story, concrete block garage with roof ridge parallel to the main block. Two automobile bay openings are found on the east side. The garage, which contains vinyl siding at the gable ends, is attached to the rear wing by a one

,,.........._. story hyphen enclosed with clapboard siding and French doors. The garage, hyphen and shed-roof addition have composition roofing.

To the rear (north) of the house are several non-contributing sheds.

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8. Significance Survey No. f..f:24-7

Period __ prehistoric /"'- 1400-1499

- 1500-1599 _ 1600-1699 _1700-1799 v 1800-1899

_1900-

Specific dates

Areas of Significance-Check and justify below __ archeology-prehistoric _community planning _landscape architecture_ religion __ archeology-historic __ conservation _ law __ science __ agriculture _economics _ literature __ sculpture

/architecture _education _ military __ social/ __ art _engineering _ music humanitarian __ commerce _ exploration/settlement _ philosophy __ theater __ communications _ industry _ politics/government __ transpo~ation

_ invention __ other (specify)

c.1866-1878 Builder/Architect Unknown (possibly Charles Higdon) check: Applicable C~iteria:

and/or A _B x:-c _D

Applicable Exception: A B C D E F G

Level of Significance: national state local

Prepare both a summary paragraph of significance and a gert~ral statement of history and support. \

Surrrrnary: The Charles Higdon House contains some fine architectural details for so modest a house. Unfortunately, the resource's integrity has been greatly compromised with significant rear additions, vinyl siding, enclosed front porch, dense vegetation, and altered topography.

The Charles Higdon House was built sometime between 1866 and 1878 by Charles L. Higdon, a1 carpenter. Higdon purchased the property in 1866 from John and Lucinda Lewis for $100. Charles lived here with his wife, Susanna, until 1878 when he sold the house to Benjamin F. Coomes for $1,000.2

Based on assessment records, Coomes is probably the one responsible for constructing the rear addition about 1882. He and his wife, Alice, were forced to sell the property in 1894 after defaulting on their mortgage. At that time, the 3 3/4 acre parcel was described as being improved by a six room frame dwelling, six horse stable, car­riage house and other outbuildings. None of those original outbuild­ings now remain.3

Since its sale in 1894, the property has passed through a succession of owners. The Diaz family has owned this resource since 1966.4

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9. Major Bibliographical References Survey No. M ~ 24-7

See Attached Sheet

1 O. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property ___ 3~·-O~S~A--'-----Quadrangle name-----'--- Quadrangle scale ______ _

UTM References do NOT complete UTM references:

ALU I I I I Zone Easting

I I I I I Northing

8 W ~' .L-l .,.L-1_.....,......._.I I I I I Zone Easting Northing

c LU ._I .............. ____ _ oLtJI ~ ~1....-.-....._I ~I..__,__.__......__~ E LU ._I ....__. ____ _ F LLJ I I I .._I ..1..-1..--'--...............

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Verbal boundary description and justification

List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries

state code county code

state code county code

11. Form Prepared By

name/title Clare rise Cavicchi

organization M-NCPPC date May, 1994

street & number 8787 Georgia Avern1e telephone (301) 495-4570

city or town Silver Spring state MP

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement.

The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

return to: Maryland Historical Shaw House 21 State Ci e Annapo · , Maryland 21401

MNMANO HJSTOOCAL musr DHCP/DHCD

lOO COMMUNHY PLACE CR()WN$VtUE. MD 21032~2023

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(3 269-2438 PS-2746

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Continuation Sheet M: 24-7 - Charles Higdon House

Preservation Planning Data

a. Geographic Organization: Piedmont

b. Chronological/Developmental Period: Agricultural-Industrial Transition - A.D. 1815-1870

c. Historic Period Themes: Architecture

d. Resource Type: Category: Building Historic Environment: Rural Historic Function: House Use: Residential

Endnotes

1 Historic photo, n.d., collection of Nancy Houston.

2 Deed reference from Catherine Crawford, MHT form, 1983: EBP 3:114. The house is not found on Martenet and Bond 1865 map but is cited on Hopkins 1879 map.

3 Crawford: Tax Assessment Books, 1879-1930. Deeds EBP 17:418; 3557:539; 4322:772. Equity #1230.

4 Ibid.

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Continuation Sheet M: 24-7 - Charles Higdon House

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Historic view of Charles Higdon House 15501 Darnestown Road Date t.mknown South elevation (right), west elevation (left) Source: Nancy Houston private collection

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Continuation Sheet M: 24-7 - CharlesHigdon House

Section 9: MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Page 9.1

Unpublished Sources

Assessment Records. (Maryland Archives, Hall of Records)

Crawford, Catherine. Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form, Resource #24-7: Charles Higdon House, 1983. (MHT)

Deeds, Land Records Office. (Montgomery County Courthouse)

Equity Records (Montgomery County Courthouse)

Houston, Nancy. Photo collection.

Robinson & Associates. Locational Atlas Historical Survey of 400 Resources, Survey Form, Summer 1989.

Snyderman, Lois. Architectural description draft, 11-1993.

Published Sources

Boyd, T.H.S. The History of Montgomery County, Maryland, From Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879. Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1968 (originally 1879).

Coleman, Margaret Marshall and Anne Dennis Lewis. Montgomery County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk/Virginia Beach: Donning Co., 1984.

Hiebert, Ray Eldon and Richard K. MacMaster. A Grateful Remembrance: the Story of Montgomery County, Maryland. Rockville, Maryland: Montgomery County Government and the Montgomery County Historical Society, 1976.

Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington Including the County of Montgomery Maryland. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, 1879. (Library of Congress; Rockville Public Library)

Martenet, Simon J. Martenet and Bond's Map of Montgomery County. Baltimore: Simon J. Martenet, 1865. (Library of Congress)

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Continuation Sheet M: 24-7 - Higdon House

Section 9: MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Page 9.2

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Western Maryland. 1879.

Sween, Jane Chinn. "Darnestown as it Was," in The Montgomery County Story, February 1982.

----------------- Montgomery County: Two Centuries of Change. Woodland Hills, Cal: Windsor Publications, Inc., 1984.

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LOCATIONAL MAP

SURVEY NO.:M; 24/7 PROPERTY NAME: Higdon House

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COUNTY: MONTGOMERY

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DESCRIPTION

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_MOVED DATE __ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This is an attractive, small, two-story frru~e house that faces south on Rte. 28. The main (south) facade has three bays, and there is an open, one-story porch across the front here. The porch roof has a bracketed cornice. ~~e house has a central stove-chimney, and the roof is covered with patterned tin. The molded cornice features dentils and small, scrolled brackets, and is returned at the gable ends. The gable-end windows are round­headed. The upper-level windows are tall, 2/2 sashes, with molded architraves and bracketed sills. Siding is "German. A lower, two-story wing of similar styling extends to the NW rear.

CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY

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the house remains tb a large de-•·· ', l.'.tl appearence.

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.. II DESCRIPTION

,EXCELLENT .

~GOOD _FAIR

CONDITION

_DETERIORATED

. .. _RUINS

_UNEXPOSED

CHECK ONE

_UNALTERED

-ALTERED

CjiECKONE

:loRIGtl'fAL SITE -MOVED DATE __ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This is an attractive, small, two-story frame house that faces south on Rte. 28. The main (south) facade has three bays, and there is an open, one-story porch across the front here. The porch roof has a bracketed cornice. The house has a central . stove-chimney, and the roof is covered with patterned tin.. The molded cornice features dentils and small, scrolled brackets, and is returned at the gable ends. The gable-end windows are round-headed-c;1~~':t'hec upper-level windows are ·~tall,· 2/2 . sashes,· ... with. molded architraves and bracketed sills. Siding is German.. A lower, two~stocy wing of sinlilar styling ext.~~ds· t6'the NW "rear.

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B SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIF'f BELOW ,... 'EHISTORIC

- 4:00-1499

-ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

-1500-1599

_1600-1699

-voo-1199

..:6 800-1899

_1900-

-ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC

-AGRICULTURE

-ARCHITECTURE

_ART

_COMMERCE

_COMMUNICATIONS

SPECIFIC OATES

- STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

_CONSERVATION -- _LAW

_ECONOMICS _LITERATURE

_EDUCATION _MILITARY

_ENGINEERING _MUSIC

_EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY

_INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

_INVENTION

BUILDER/ ARCHITECT

_RELIGION

_SCIENCE

_SCUl,.PTURE

_SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN

_THEATER

_TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER ISPEOFYI

Th.i;'i:WCJ.:~ apparently the home of';_Charles "Higdon during the late-19th- Century. (See references on next page.)

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES l) PORTRAIT .§. BIOGRAPHICAL RECORDS, (1898. )

CONTINUE ON SE~ARATE SHEET I~ NECESSARY

II!JGEOGRAPHICAL DATA - . . :. ~J ; t ~ ....

ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _______ _

.t ......

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION .. . -,- ·"" 'i:'.:~-.:' _-::· - •.· ~::r- :.. ' .... ·-~ .. i.o:-'-. l-.c'.!"~

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE

Michael F. DNyer, Senior Park Historian ORGANIZATION

M-NCPPC STREET & NUMBER

8787 Georgia Ave. CITY OR TOWN

Silver Spring

DATE

5/22/74 TELEPHONE

589-1480 STATE

Maryland

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

~~ RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

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NAME C.HAfUS Hl6boN lbr.IS£ #t?l.t/-7

LOCATION 2/.. 28' "'-' Z,J. /lg /Ml!N~S7t>Wlr', /lid.

FACADE SW

PHOTO TAKEN S/z2/1'/ llll>W'IU.