The Cottage is a 19th-century
plantation complex located near
Upper Marlboro in
Prince George's County, Maryland
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, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobroo ...
. The complex consists of the principal three-part
plantation house with its grouping of domestic outbuildings and four tenant farms, scattered over . The plantation house has a -story main block constructed in the 1840s with a typical
Greek Revival style interior trim and distinctive
Italianate cornice brackets. Within to the northwest of the house is a complex of domestic outbuildings, including a well house, ice house, and meat house. It was the home of
Charles Clagett (1819–1894), a prominent member of Upper Marlboro social and political society during the second half of the 19th century. He served as a county commissioner following the Civil War.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
References
External links
*, including photo in 1987, at Maryland Historical Trust website
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Greek Revival houses in Maryland
Italianate architecture in Maryland
Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland
Houses completed in 1846
Houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Plantation houses in Maryland
National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland
1846 establishments in Maryland
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