Compton is a historic home in Trappe, Talbot County,

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. It is a two-part

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brick dwelling, which is the result of two major building periods and subsequent minor alterations. The main part is five

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long with a three-brick belt course between floors. The second part is a -story kitchen / dining room wing. Also on the property is a two-story brick milkhouse. It was home to Maryland's 18th Governor Samuel Stevens, who expanded the building to its present configuration. It was listed on the

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in 1974.

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*, including photo from 1973, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses in Talbot County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1794 National Register of Historic Places in Talbot County, Maryland 1794 establishments in Maryland {{TalbotCountyMD-NRHP-stub