H0-267 WILDWOOD Simpsonville Private

early seventeen and eighteen hundreds

Wildwood, the Dower House for Worthington's Quarters was originally a four bay wide, one room deep two story structure with a hyphen attaching it to an early log house kitchen which may very well have been the building which held the original grant. A brick chimney lay in the south wall separating the living and dining rooms and another on the south wall of the original log house kitchen, two bays wide and one room deep. The building faces east with an entrance in the north bay of the main structure. Sensitive additions have been made which enhance this lovely landmark; a second story gable roof has replaced a previous shed roof which lay over the original hyphen connected to the log kitchen and a two bay wide, one room deep, two story frame north wing has been added along the north wall of the main house. Both additions give a continuity to the gable roof line of the original structure, all of which run north-south, while their scale and proportions add to rather than detract from the integrity of the original structures, now so successfully blending together as one unit.

The log house kitchen is believed to have been the first structure built on the tract Worthington's Addition, patented in 1710. On October 13, 1858 William Worthington sold Wildwood, a tract of 316 acres to Mr. & Mrs. Richard Diggs. This was the first time the property passed out of the Worthington family.

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N01t!INATION FORM for the

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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE

COMMON:

Wild Wood ANO/OR HISTORIC:

Worthington's Addition/Part of White Hall Historic District 2; t:"®~iflCJ!i( ...

STREET ANC-' NUMBER:

Route 32, Simpsonville, CITY OR TOWN:

S impsonvi 1 le STATE

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(now on Guiitord,Ro~d)

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Ho.Nard

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0 Agricultural 0 Government D 0 Commercial 0 Industrial !J 0 Educational 0 Military 0 D Entertainment 0 Museum D

WNER S NAME:

Mrs. George Da~ies and Family

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S impsonvi I le Maryland 21150 """::$""f,-,!!~,,..,,.•pc-_.Art!t?fif<>,f ¥~•it i>E~ltt~tlott

COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF OEEOS, ETC:

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HONard County Courth.ouse CITY OR TOWN: STATE

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TITL.E OF SURVEY:

Howard County Historic Sites Inventory DATE Of: SURVEY: 1976 D Federal [2SI State D County D Local bEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS:

Maryland Historical Trust STR T AND NUMBER:

21 State Circle CITY OR TOWN: STATE:

Anna po Ii s Maryl and 21401

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. :':) Wild WoodAlocated on Route 32 south of the intersection of Route 29 on

land once a part of Worthington's Addition. Originally a two bay wide two story gable roofed log house which is believed to be of pre-revoluntionary War construction(early 1700's)~ it wa~ later converted into a kitchen. The foundation of the original chimney is ctn the west wall of the house. Five of the orl~Jnal seven ceiling beams are exposed and from east to west they are: twoA~ beams, one original tu lip wood, two original chestnut andr, ··, two original tu lip wood. The original stairway of the log house located on the north east wall has now been eliminated to allow space for the kitchen. A new tripartite window, four lites in each section is in the north wall. An old shed on the west has been eliminated to expose the west wall of the log house n<M co. verzd with wooden shingles. A new exterior chimney and fire,.,.­place have been added on the west wall. The rectangular entranc~door is located on the east side of the south wall. A one story portft~~·nipped roof supported by two posts is located on the south east corner of the inter­section of the log house and later addition. One stone step leads to a stone porch. A brick patio is located in fron of this.

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Later a second two story structure was added with four bays and entranc with· three" 1 i te (ransom surmounted by a pointed pediment on the east bay of the south wall. A brick chimney is located between the west lst and 2nd bays which forms the interior wall between the original dining and living room. It's believed that this mid structure dates from earJy to mid ll~o;~\.o:"?

Joshua Dorsey who <Mned Wild Wood in 1878 had a shed added to the west

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wall of the dining room to connect the main house with the original log hous • f'l About 1910, Mr. James Snyder added a closed-in fron~ oorch and bay window on the south wa 11 of the ~tructure. ·1he present ovmers, Mrs. George Davi es and family, removed these to reveal the original south facade. By 1965 an· eastern win~ had been added of two sto~es and two bay,wide , a gabled roof and brick chimney on the east wall. The shed roof of the connection between the log house and the later structure was lifted and became a gable roof, fitting snugly into the existing gable roof of the structure of the house. The syrmietrical fenestration of the building is proportional. All the window are dol!.ble-hung_ with ,six-over-six lites and black shutters.

The effect of the work accomplished by Mr. and Mrs. Davies and family has b"een to present ·a we.11 'integrated facade as wel 1 as to insure pleasant

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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Architec~ecturally it presents an example of the vernaeular archi­tecture existing in Howard County. It is very similar to White Hall in plan and unti 1 1858 was a part of that same tract of land. Warfield refers to it as a dover house.

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The log house which accomodates the present kitchen is believed to ~ § have been the first structure built on the tract Worthington's Addition w.....,

hich should date the building circa 1710. White Hall and the present central 3 ~ portion of Wild Wood have interior plans of great similarity a!1d were. in, all..;-::: probability constructed at about the same time. The tasteful additions of the Davies family indicate how additions and . . e interior of Wild Wood contains the original living room mantle now in the dining room and original windows with six-over-six lites in the central portion. All of the floors in the ~<}J section ~~..been replaced by the 0 .~

resent owners and come from the~'Pf'tinsion at ~Deposit Maryland. 1.1- ~ he orig i na 1 northeast staircase on the north wa 11 in the din i. mg room 1 eads 0 .....,

to the second floor. A new south window replaces the 1910 bay window add- ~-~ ition. In the living room the original hall wall has been eliminated creat- "i:.~ ing· a spacious living room. There are two Adams Mantle pieces from the Tom ~ ~

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econd located in the new east addition housing a library. The floor is of aple, mahogany and oak inlaid around the original brick. fire R.!~fe and of bony, mahogany and maple around the new brick hearth~ .. !~ par~ floors ere placed on linen and in the 1960's when these par~squares replaced ~ 'E he original floors the linen was still durably intact. A maple and oak ~ w order to the floor is located rear of the stairway on the east side of the c 0..

living room. The second floor of the original structure contains a suite at -c ~ ooms - bath and dressing room and bed.room and another two bed.rooms and bath ~ @ ver the living r.oom and library.

Wild Wood originally compr1·sed part of three tracts, Worthi·ngtons' Additton, Benson's Request and Boyce's Beginning. On October 13, 1858 William Wortington sold Wild Wood, a tract of 316 acres more or less to Mr. Richard H. Diggs and Elizabeth his wife. This was the first time the property passed out of the Worthington family. This in turn was conveyed to Joshua Dorsey on 19, December 1861.and later to Mr. James Snyder on 18th January 1910. This later conveyance included 166 acres more or less. Mrs. Davies and her family are the fourth to live in this Worthington dower house which was purchased in the 1960's.

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Warfield., Founders of A.A. County.

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Acreage Justification: ·•)

5 acres ·' 365/610 Pa rce 1 269 B) k7 Please see tax map #42

NAME AND Tl TL E:

Cleora Thompson, Archivist ORGANIZATION

Howard County Comprehensive Planning STREET ANO NUMBER:

3450 Court House Drive CITY OR TOWN:

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