Ocean Hall is a historic house located in Bushwood,

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, U.S. The house is believed to have been built in 1703. Successive alterations were made to the initial structure in the early 18th, late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the exterior porches were added. Of the original house only the

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brick exterior walls remain. It is believed that when the interior was rebuilt (or extensively altered) about 1725, the floor plan configuration was a hall and parlor, a two-room plan typical of this region throughout the early 18th centuries. Decorative details include paneling, molded chair-rails, and a

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mantel. Ocean Hall was listed on the

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in 1973.

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*, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust * Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in St. Mary's County, Maryland Houses completed in 1670 Federal architecture in Maryland Hall and parlor houses Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland 1670 establishments in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in St. Mary's County, Maryland {{StMarysCountyMD-NRHP-stub