Concord is a historic home located in District Heights,

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. It is a 1790s -story

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brick house with a five-

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south facade, and a later two-part wing which stretches to the west. The home was built for Zachariah Berry, Sr. (1749-1845), a prosperous planter who had large landholdings in

, the

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, and

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. A great deal of the home's features are

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-influenced, dating from an 1860s renovation. A family cemetery and a number of 20th century outbuildings are located on the property. Concord was listed on the

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in 1982.

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External links

*, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust website * Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland Houses completed in 1797 Houses in Prince George's County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Federal architecture in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland {{PrinceGeorgesCountyMD-NRHP-stub