Wye River (plantation)

Wye Hall

The Wye River plantation, or Wye Hall was the Eastern Shore of Maryland home of William Paca,[1] constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, at a cost of $20,000.[2][3] He gained ownership of the property in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, through his wife, Mary Chew.[4] John Beale Bordley and Margaret Chew inherited the other half of Wye Island.

William Paca is buried at the family cemetery there. The Paca residence burned down in 1879.[5][6] The University of Maryland, College Park conducted archeological work there.[7]

Wye Hall was built in the 1930s on the site of the estate of William Paca. In 1999, it was purchased by Leland C. Brendsel.[8] A mechanics lien was filed for work done there.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio36.htm
  2. ↑ John Thomas Scharf (1879). History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day. J. B. Piet. p. 225.
  3. ↑ James D. Kornwolf, Georgiana Wallis Kornwolf (2002). Architecture and town planning in colonial North America. JHU Press. p. 1464. ISBN 978-0-8018-5986-1.
  4. ↑ http://colonialhall.com/paca/pacaMary.php
  5. 1 2 Grzincic, Barbara (2005). "Court of Special Appeals awards Wye Hall contractor right to". The Daily Record.
  6. ↑ Hester D. Richardson (1995). Side-Lights on Maryland History. Clearfield Company. ISBN 978-0-8063-0296-6.
  7. ↑ http://www.bsos.umd.edu/ANTH/Research_Programs/Brendsel_Schoarship.pdf
  8. ↑ Shin, Annys (2005-09-30). "Ex-Freddie Mac Chief Loses Lease". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

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