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William W. Early House (Brandywine, Maryland)
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The William W. Early House is a Queen Anne-style house located at Brandywine
in Prince George's County
, Maryland
, United States
, and is privately owned. It was constructed in 1907. The house is roughly square, with a hip-roofed
-story main block, and asymmetrical gable
-roofed extensions, projecting bays, and corner tower, all decorated with fine jigsawn and shingle detail. A two-story octagonal tower forms one corner of the house.
According to a 1989 Historic American Buildings Survey
report on the house, "The William W. Early House is probably the best example of turn-of-the-century Queen Anne-style domestic architecture in the county." The house is also significant because of its having been the home office of the railroad manager for the Southern Maryland Railroad. In addition, the house was built for a member of the family of William H. Early, an important landowner and developer of the village of Brandywine.
William W. Early House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Brandywine, Maryland
Brandywine is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, although the postal delivery area includes part of Charles County as well near Malcolm....
in Prince George's County
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
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, and is privately owned. It was constructed in 1907. The house is roughly square, with a hip-roofed
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
-story main block, and asymmetrical gable
Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...
-roofed extensions, projecting bays, and corner tower, all decorated with fine jigsawn and shingle detail. A two-story octagonal tower forms one corner of the house.
According to a 1989 Historic American Buildings Survey
Historic American Buildings Survey
The Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...
report on the house, "The William W. Early House is probably the best example of turn-of-the-century Queen Anne-style domestic architecture in the county." The house is also significant because of its having been the home office of the railroad manager for the Southern Maryland Railroad. In addition, the house was built for a member of the family of William H. Early, an important landowner and developer of the village of Brandywine.
William W. Early House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.
External links
- William W. Early House, Prince George's County, Inventory No.: PG:85A-9, including photo in 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- M-NCPPC Inventory of Historic Sites (Prince George's County); William W. Early House, entry 85A-032-09, p. 174
- William W. Early House, 13907 Cherry Tree Crossing, Brandywine, Prince George's County, MD: 9 photos and 10 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey