Bellefields (Croom, Maryland)

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Location13104 Duley Station Road,
Croom, Maryland
Coordinates 38°44′45″N76°46′38″W / 38.74583°N 76.77722°W / 38.74583; -76.77722 Coordinates: 38°44′45″N76°46′38″W / 38.74583°N 76.77722°W / 38.74583; -76.77722
Builtc. 1720
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 71001027 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1971
Bellefields Plantation House from a 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey photograph Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer April 6, 1936 3-35 P.M. VIEW FROM SOUTH (front) - Bellefields, 3800 Duley Station Road, Croom, Prince George's HABS MD,17-CROM.V,1-3.tif
Bellefields Plantation House from a 1936 Historic American Buildings Survey photograph

Bellefields is a manor house located in Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland. It was constructed about 1720. It is a brick structure in Flemish bond with random glazed headers, and two stories over a high basement. The structure is rectangular, with gabled roof sections, paired interior end chimneys, a front center entrance, wide raised belt course above the first floor, flat arched openings, and flanking symmetrical single-story wings. It is in the Georgian style. It was the home of Patrick Sim, Scottish immigrant and of his son, Col. Joseph Sim, Maryland patriot. [2]

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History

Later, sometime after 1849, William Duckett Bowie lived there with his second wife. [3] [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1] It was removed from the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1986. [5] [6]

On August 31, 2021, three of the farm's 39 zebras escaped from the farm and began wandering around the woods of Upper Marlboro. [7] [8] [9] In September, one of the zebras died in an illegal snare trap. [10] [11] In October, the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Prince George's County Animal Services announced a plan to use two zebras from the herd at Bellefields to lure and corral the zebras back to the farm. [12] Three animal cruelty charges were filed against the farm's owner on October 20. [13] On December 15, the two remaining zebras were captured and returned to the farm. [14] [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ Mrs. Preston Parish (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bellefields" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  3. ↑ Spencer, Richard Henry (1919). Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland. New York: American Historical Society. p. 392. ISBN   0-8328-5943-5.
  4. ↑ Hall, Clayton Colman (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People. Vol. 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Co. pp. 303–306.
  5. ↑ "National Register Database and Research". National Register of Historic Places; Search spreadsheet, Ref# 75000868.
  6. ↑ "National Register Database and Research - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ↑ Planas, Antonio (September 10, 2021). "Five zebras roam freely in Maryland town as residents do a double take". NBC News . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hedgpeth, Dana (September 9, 2021). "Zebras run wild after escape from a Maryland farm". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ Levenson, Michael (September 30, 2021). "A Month Later, Five Zebras Are Still on the Run in Maryland". The New York Times . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ Levenson, Michael (October 14, 2021). "Wayward Zebra Found Dead in Illegal Snare Trap in Maryland". The New York Times . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ Hedgpeth, Dana; Judkis, Maura; Mettler, Katie (October 14, 2021). "One of the zebras that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, Prince George's County officials say". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ Cremen, Alanea (October 15, 2021). "Officials hope to capture loose zebras with new plan involving even more zebras". WUSA9 . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ Basch, Michelle (October 20, 2021). "Charges filed against owner of escaped zebras in Prince George's County". WTOP-FM . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ Cook, Gina (December 16, 2021). "Zebras Captured After Spending Months Roaming Prince George's County". NBC Washington . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  15. ↑ Lukpat, Alyssa (December 14, 2021). "Maryland's Wayward Zebras Have Been Captured After Nearly Four Months". The New York Times . Retrieved April 17, 2022.

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