Snow Hill (Laurel, Maryland)

Snow Hill
Snow Hill East Front, December 2008
Location S of Laurel off MD 197
Nearest city Laurel, Maryland
Coordinates 39°4′32″N 76°50′35″W / 39.07556°N 76.84306°WCoordinates: 39°4′32″N 76°50′35″W / 39.07556°N 76.84306°W
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built ca. 1800
Architectural style Late Georgian
Governing body Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
NRHP Reference # 74002200[1]
Added to NRHP August 13, 1974

Snow Hill is a manor house located south of Laurel, Maryland, off Maryland Route 197, in Prince George's County. Built between 1799 and 1801, the one-and-a-half-story brick house is rectangular, with a gambrel roof, interior end chimneys, and shed dormers. It has a center entrance with transom and a small gabled porch. A central hall plan was used, with an elaborate interior and corner cupboards. The original south wing was removed and rebuilt, and the home restored. The Late Georgian style house was the home of Samuel Snowden, part owner of extensive family ironworks, inherited from his father Richard Snowden.[2] and is now owned and operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission as a rental facility.[3]

Snow Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Snow Hill". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Snow Hill Manor". Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Retrieved 2008-12-24.

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