Beverly is a historic home located at
Princess Anne,
Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story,
Federal-style,
Flemish bond
Flemish bond is a pattern of brickwork that is a common feature in Georgian architecture. The pattern features bricks laid lengthwise (''stretchers'') alternating with bricks laid with their shorter ends exposed (''headers'') within the same cou ...
brick dwelling measuring 40 feet by 60 feet. It was built by Nehemiah King II between 1785 and 1796. The interior of the house was partially destroyed by fire in 1937 but was restored from plans.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973.
Napoleon rescue plot
King became a friend of
Jérôme Bonaparte through his marriage in 1803 to
Betsy Patterson of
Baltimore
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. The home was included in a plot to rescue
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
from exile on
St. Helena Island, when plans were made for the Emperor to be transported up the
Chesapeake Bay
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and into the Manokin River, where he was to arrive at Beverly through a tunnel leading under the house from the nearby creek. Napoleon died before the rescue was attempted.
File:Beverly aerial.JPG, Aerial view
File:Beverly1940.jpg, 1940s
See also
*
Kingston Hall, another King family house in Somerset County
References
External links
*, including photo from 1996, at Maryland Historical Trust
Houses completed in 1796
Houses in Somerset County, Maryland
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Georgian architecture in Maryland
Federal architecture in Maryland
National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, Maryland
1796 establishments in Maryland
Brick buildings and structures in Maryland
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