HA-937

Christopher's Camp (Winchester Farm)

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Last Updated: 02-18-2004

Christopher's Camp Miss Martha P. Michael 1219 Fountain Green Rd. Bel Air, MD 21014

HA-937

The tract on which this house stands was patented to Chris­topher Bayne in 1684. At that time Christopher's Camp consisted of 1,000 acres. The main part of this house was built by Richard Wilmott and a datestone bears the legend "W/R+M/~une 1771."

This farm was purchased by John Davis and Maria Wharton Hall in 1844 and remained with the David family until 1860. Reverend John Davis built the stone addition and conducted a school on the prE~mises.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST HA-93'7

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

UN AME HISTORIC

Christopher's Ca'Tip AND/OR COMMON

1.hnchester F3.rm

flLOCATION STREET & NUMBER

1219 Fountain Green Road CITY. rowN

STATE

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Maryland

II CLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP _DISTRICT _PUBLIC

~BUILDING(S) _PRIVATE

_STRUCTURE _BOTH

_VICINITY OF

STATUS

XOCCUPIED

_UNOCCUPIED

_WORK IN PROGRESS

_SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _OBJECT _IN PROCESS _YES· RESTRICTED

_BEING CONSIDERED _YES UNRESTRICTED

XNO

DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

first COUNTY

Harford County

PRESENT USE

X...AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM

_COMMERCIAL __ PARK

_EDUCATIONAL X..PRIVATE RESIDENCl

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

__ GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTRIAL _ :"RANSPORTATiON

_MILITARY _OTHER

Miss Martha P. Michael Telephone #: 838-5946 ~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~-

STREET & NUMBER

l?l9 Fountain Green Rd. CITY. TOWN

~3el Air _ VICINITY OF

IJLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC Harford County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER

40 South Main Street CITY. TOWN

Bel Air

STATE I zip code ~·IT:> 21014

Liber #: 877 Folio #: 701

STATE

Maryland

lflREPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE

DATE

DEPOSITORY FOR

SURVEY RECORDS

CITY. TOWN

_FEDERAL -5TATE _COUNTY _LOCAL

STATE

B DESCRIPTION lf:J'-- I I

CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE

-ORIGINAL SITE _EXCELLENT

_GOOD

_DETER !ORATED

_RUINS

_UNEXPOSED

_UNALTERED

_ALTERED _MOVED DATE ___ _ _ FAIR

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This large farm house consists of three sections. It is set back o~~ ~ountain Green Road and faces south.

Sections one and tivo 2.2e of ::ubble stone construction and ble'.1d well. Section one is three bays long a.."ld is the western :;art of tne stone struc­ture. Two storied high, this section has a gable :1ar1k roof, covered now with asphalt. Originally, a corbelled brick chimney was located at each inside end. ~ow only the ·..:estern chir.mey remain of this section. ':'he roof has a crowTI moulded box corr..ice. 'I'he rubble stone wal~ s are fairly ·:;ell coursed. r. water t'3.ble is noticable &.Yid is approxim'1tely two and one half feet :a.11. Basement ligh-:,s ha.ve stone flat :--"'"rcr.:.es.

-.-.'indows in this section e.re six lights over six, all of the panes appe3r to be -rii te old and oi' an :.umsu3.l si::e-1C''xl4". -.fooden arches are located above al2. ·,_;in-:301.-:.s in 7-:r1is se~t ion. Yr_ey are flat with a keys:one. Paneled shutters are at each ~indow, probably originals.

The Joor, located in ':he ce!1ter bay of this section's so'..lth :acade, is of unusua: ·.~1i<l"t.~. I: has eigh~ ::1oulded pc::..!:els a..~d a sir.:ple arcrJ.itrave trim on the exterior :r~T.e.

Th.e ·/lest fac3.de has ~ .. Ji:ido 1 • .:s at the attic elevation and the baserr.ent •

. .:..ttic \,.,'i!':dows ar~ o: four ~igh:.s. ':1hese flank 3. dates-tone sketched on :.he floor plan page. :t bears the fo:lowing inscriFtion: :'he d3.te stone has a stone, ser.:i-circular arc~ .•

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The north facade has a base::?ent en:.rance ~der the no~tt \\'·:;s-t.., -. ..,:.ndow. '-:'he center d::Jor of this side '.-las double hur..g louvered doors acting as an additional s~.:_eld and :;:ircbably as a sort of screen d~cr in ·.-.'a.r:ner ·.~:ea th er. --l f0ur li8ht transo:?? is ""tisible on -:he interior.

Section bJo is two bays lor~g ir.cluding a door o.nd ,.Jindo"". '='his sec­tioYi is thought to have been added in 184-5. Its builders took care to match its roof ridgeline wi-:h :hat of .sectio~ one. :11:-~is has an interesting effect on the house because the ·,;idth o: ttis section is s."llaller t::.:9.n of section one and '.:he roo: a-;-pears to be off center as a result. .::... corbelled brick chi~ney is located at the east i!1side end. ~wo attic windo~s are located on t~,is :ac9.de. ~::e windo·:1 a..'1d door on this sectio:i.' s :iorth fg_cade still exist even ti-wugh 9_r.. addition is located at this locatior:. ':'!-'.e door is unusual, ~aving diagonal boards snowing on one side with ~ou:ded panels on t':--.e other.

Ceiling in both of these sectio!1s are Y1i.r:e feet higJ:-.•

3ectio!1 one's first floor consists o: t· . .:o rooms ac.d a side hall. Floors throu;:;h out are of random \';idt!'"l pine and are ;Jrobabl~r or:.gine ... l. ~e stair­°'·'?;.Y is loca:e•J at tl'-.1.e north'\11est. It ~as st s1ug_re n.e··;el a'1d 3. ;·lai::l rail.

CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY

Ill SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

_PREHISTORIC __AR:CHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

- 1400-1499 __AR:CHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION _LAW

_ 1500-1599 __AGRICULTURE _ECONOMICS _LITERATURE

-1600-1699 __AR:CHITECTURE _EDUCATION _MILITARY

- 1 700-1799 __AR:T _ENGINEERING _MUSIC

_ 1800-1899 -COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY

_1900- -COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

_INVENTION

SPECIFIC DATES BU I LDER/ ARCHITECT

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

_RELIGION

_SCIENCE

_SCULPTURE

_SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN

_THEATER

_TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER !SPECIFY)

'I'he tract on which this r.ouse stmds was patented to Cr,ristopher 3ayne in 163!.i. .'..t treat tir.1e C'.:ristopher' s Camp consiste::l of :'..,OOQ acre3. The main part of t'.-:is touse bears a datestone with the inscription "'li/R & M/ 01.me 17 71. '' C. i-':ilton :.'right concludes from this, i!: r1is took O:.tr ::-:arford ~eri tage, that tte builder ~as ~.~. Marban. I be:ieve that this datestone ~robably indicate Richard ;ilmott, the M. possibly the initial of tis wife.

':':'1e r.ouse itself renresents three periods of D'-lildinb. The 1771 section n.as a si::le hall floor plan-an unusual feature in this area. \fooden arches above the '::indo·,;s of t!l.is section would seem to te later additions but they are not pre sen: ::m the second stone sectio::-i.

CONTINUE ON SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY

IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES ::. J_ .,., ·_r 1+- '-'· t..r~ .L v f" ~ ,.-.f' ..... a C untv _res"ou, .. a~ver .1, ,.~s..,orJ o ___ a_ .. o_ o x, Press of the S'.ln Book Office, 3alti:nore, 19Cl. ·.·:right, C. ~:ilton; Our :-Iarford HeritaGe, ?renci1 3ray Press, Baltimore, 1967. H'arford Directory, 1953.

CONTINUE ON SEP~TE SHEET IF NECESSARY

II!JGEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY 2?.6 acres

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

1783 Maryland ':'ax List 1798 ?ederal Tax List 1311 ... Earylmd 'I''J.X Li.st

Christopher's Camp is bounded by Fountai!l Green Road on the · .. :est; ·:!heel ~oad on t!:e sou th; Shucks Road on the east; a.11d the property of Sidney D. Peverley, 0r. on the north.

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

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPARED BY NAM~· TITLE

3us''!1 M. Deeney, Field :1istori.a..11 ORGANIZATION DATE

~istoric District Commission S38-600c ext. 207 STREET & NUMBER -;-ELEPHONE

45 South ~~i!l Street CITY OR TOWN STATE

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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Physical DE~scription, continued Christopher's Camp HA - 937

Balulsters are turned and treads are pine. Upstairs, the open string stair has simple brackets. A door on the west wall of the first floor leads to the cellar. It is under the slant of the second run of the stair. This slant is paneled.

The west room is magnificently paneled. Its west wall has a fireplace in its center flanked by built in closets. A stepped cornice meets the ceiling on the west w:i.11.

The east room may have, at one time, been two rooms. At present the room has an arch consisting of one single beaded wood board extending east-west. A moulded wood panel closet is on the east wall next to a brick lined fireplace no longer in use.

Upstairs, there are three rooms on the second floor as well as the hall. The hall has chair rails. A beaded board door leads to the attic. Miss Michael told us that school was taught in this section's attic. In the attic, the ceiling is plastered and floors are wide, pegged board. Doors in this section have iron box locks with wood knobs. Door frames in this section have symmetrically moulded trim with corner blocks. These frames are pegged.

Section two's interior has a newer floor with even pine boards. A brick lined fire1olace is located on the east wall. It has a fairly plain mantle and archi tra 1re.

The most recent addition to this house is the two and one half story frame section on the north of section two: Miss Michael informed us that this part was added soon after the Warden family moved in. This was probably 1865. This section is bevel frame with low stone foundations. The roof has wide eaves and a box cornice. There are two gable front dormers on the west side of the roof as well as on the east side. Windows in this section are six lights over six, having standard size panes. The west facade's first elevation is laid out as follows: W - W - w - D. The door has a three light transom. On the east a shed and an enclosed porch mask much of the details. See floor plan.

Outbuildings on this farm consisted of two red vertical board barns and a cinder-block construction.

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Sr";nto:-: L'3.st ':fill and '::'estement of John Javis Gr~ntes: ~is son John P. Davis

Gr3.ntor: ?ichard Green, '.-.'atter and 1'iary E. Farnandis GraP.tee: Jo'h.n D"lvis Acreage: ;,11 that trsc'- beint; 9art of Chris':-opher 1 s Ca'l'lp

formerly ovmed b:r :Jr. Jacob He>ll 118 acres.

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Grantor: \'illiarn 'fl. Hall, trustee 3rantee: Maria 'tlharton Hall and John Davis Acreage: 450 acres-N1.v half of Christopher's Camp

Squity: ':Jm. '4. Hall, Pheneas P. Peasants, Richard s. Peasants vs. Jacob Hall Peasants and others

TK 230 127 6/13/1838 3rantor: Mary Hall 3rantee: Her son :1ichard A. Hall

In 1777 the tract was owned by Richard Johns and Richard :Jilmott. :ihen patented to ~hristopher 3ayne in 1634 the tract consisted of 1,000 acres.

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field, who write from prison and give their views on the situation. Also General John A. Dix, George R. Dodge, Reverdy Johnson. 7 items, 1861-1862.

: ~36. PLASKITT SCRAPBOOKS, MS.663 Clippings collected by Joshua Plaskitt ( 1830-1903 ), member of the Balti­more School Board. Vol. 1, School Board activities and items concerning local schools, 1888-1889. Commencement program, 1888. Vols. 2-3, Balti­more material including items on local history and numerous obituaries. Vol. 4, Mason and Dixon Line. Vol. 5, miscellaneous items. 5 vols., 1888-1896.

12.37. PLEASANTS, J. HALL, PAPERS, i\fS.194 Dr. Pleasants's notes on :Maryland silversmiths. Correspondence on Mary­land session laws and votes and proceedings. Genealogical notes. Copies of letters of signers of Declaration of Independence. Letters to Samuel Curson from Richard Curson, 1753-1786. Business papers of Samuel Poult­ney, 1815-1852. Curson family papers on their London estates, 1773-1825. Business correspondence of Israel, John P., and Samuel Pleasants, 1787-1859. 16 boxes, 1753-1955.

® PLEASANTS PAPERS, MS.1390 Collection of land papers, leases, and other material of the Pleasants, Hall, and Poultney families. Include lease from Mary Hall to Richard W. Hall of part of Christopher's Camp, Harford County, 1838. Last will and testa­ment of Thomas Poultney, 1829, and inventory of his estate. Will of Mary Hall. Deed of William Freeman to Evan Poultney, 1833. 15 items, 1829-1838.

1239. POE, EDGAR ALLAN, SCRAPBOOK, MS.1625 Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1907-1909, concerning the movement to erect a monument to Edgar Allan Poe on the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1909. Correspondence behveen George Parson and Mrs. John Wrenshall, June, 1909 (3 items), indicating their parts in the movement to honor Poe. 1 vol. and 3 items, 1907-1909.

1210. PORT OF ENTRY PAPERS, }.fS.670 Reports of Naval Officers for the ports of Patuxent, Annapolis, North Potomac, Oxford, and Pocomoke. 1vol.,1751-1757.

2 !l. PORTER COOKBOOKS, MS.664 Recipe books of Mrs. Robert Buck Porter. Items are mainly for cakes and desserts. A few are for wines. 3 vols., 1840-1870.

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Christopher's Camp Fountain Green Road Churchville, MD Susan M. Deeney West March, 1977

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