Belvoir (Crownsville, Maryland)

Belvoir

Belvoir Historic Marker, July 2009
Nearest city Crownsville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°1′25″N 76°34′57″W / 39.02361°N 76.58250°W / 39.02361; -76.58250Coordinates: 39°1′25″N 76°34′57″W / 39.02361°N 76.58250°W / 39.02361; -76.58250
NRHP Reference # 71000366[1]
Added to NRHP November 19, 1971

Belvoir is a historic house at Crownsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is a two-story, T-shaped building, constructed of brick, stone, and wood. The home is a product of building evolution spanning the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The earliest portion was probably built about 1736, but could date to the 17th century.[2] It was the home of the grandmother of Francis Scott Key, who composed the Star Spangled Banner. Key visited in the summer in 1789.[3]

Archaeological research is being performed on the plantation site to document the lives of slaves during the 18th and 19th centuries. A foundation from the slave quarters made of stone from the last quarter of the 18th century was found, with many artifacts from the period when slaves lived in the building.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mrs. Preston Parish (June 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Belvoir" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ↑ [Archaeological dig finds massive slave quarters in Crownsville|http://www.capitalgazette.com/cg-archaeological-dig-finds-massive-slave-quarters-in-crownsville-20140731-story.html]
  4. ↑ Schablitsky, Julie M. 2016. "Belvoir's Legacy." Archaeology Magazine. Pages 55-63.


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