Grassland is a

historic house A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in ...

at Annapolis Junction,

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. It was built in 1853, and is a three-part brick structure constructed in a telescoping manner. Other structures on the property were erected between 1852 and 1854 by

enslaved people Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

: the one-story frame slave house with brick-nogged walls; a small stone smokehouse; the remains of a summer kitchen; and a frame harness shed, storage shed, and the ruins of a bank barn. It was listed on the

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in 1984. As of January 2023, the property is overgrown with weeds and tall grass. The buildings located here at this site also appear to be in total disrepair.

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*, including photo from 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Houses completed in 1854 Plantation houses in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland {{AnneArundelCountyMD-NRHP-stub