Mary's Mount

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LocationNortheast of Harwood off Mill Swamp Rd., Harwood, Maryland
Coordinates 38°52′27″N76°35′8″W / 38.87417°N 76.58556°W / 38.87417; -76.58556 Coordinates: 38°52′27″N76°35′8″W / 38.87417°N 76.58556°W / 38.87417; -76.58556
Built1742
NRHP reference No. 69000064 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1969

Mary's Mount is a historic home at Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The earliest portion of Mary's Mount was built in 1771 for Col. Richard Harwood as a 1+12-story gambrel roof structure. The Bird family was to take possession of this property from 1820 to 1965. Jacob Wheeler Bird enlarged the house to its present two-story height in the early 19th century. The enlargements included two northern additions, each section of which is lower than its neighbor to the south, creating a "telescope" effect. [2]

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Mary's Mount was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1]

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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 (May 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mary's Mount" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.