Wye River (plantation)

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Wye Hall
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Location505 Wye Hall Dr., near Queenstown, Maryland
Coordinates 38°53′20″N76°7′7″W / 38.88889°N 76.11861°W / 38.88889; -76.11861
Area212 acres (86 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
ArchitectTilden, Register and Pepper
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 15000759 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 2015

The Wye River plantation, or Wye Hall was the Eastern Shore of Maryland home of William Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, [2] constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, at a cost of $20,000. [3] [4] He gained ownership of the property in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, through his wife, Mary Chew. [5] John Beale Bordley and Margaret Chew inherited the other half of Wye Island.

Slaves in the plantation [6]
YearNumber
1800117
1810100
1820170
1840147
1860172

William Paca is buried at the family cemetery there. The Paca residence burned down in 1879. [7] [8] The University of Maryland, College Park conducted archeological work there. [9]

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. [10] A mechanic's lien was filed for work done there. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "National Park Service - Signers of the Declaration (William Paca)". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ John Thomas Scharf (1879). History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day. J. B. Piet. p. 225.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Biography of Mary Chew Paca". Colonial Hall. January 5, 2005. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mrs. Juliana Paca, MSA SC 5496-29983". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Grzincic, Barbara (2005). "Court of Special Appeals awards Wye Hall contractor right to". The Daily Record.
  8. ↑ Hester D. Richardson (1995). Side-Lights on Maryland History. Clearfield Company. ISBN   978-0-8063-0296-6.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bsos.umd.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ Shin, Annys (September 30, 2005). "Ex-Freddie Mac Chief Loses Lease". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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