Wye River (plantation)
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The Wye River plantation, or Wye Hall was the Eastern Shore of Maryland
home of William Paca
, constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, at a cost of $20,000. He gained ownership of the property in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
, through his wife, Mary Chew. John Beale Bordley
and Margaret Chew, inherited the other half of Wye Island.
William Paca is buried at the family cemetery there. The Paca residence burned down in 1879. The University of Maryland, College Park
conducted archeological work there.
Wye Hall was built in the 1930s on the site of the estate of William Paca. In 1999, it was purchased by Leland C. Brendsel. A mechanics lien was filed for work done there. Graham Landscape Architecture did work there.
Eastern Shore of Maryland
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a territorial part of the U.S. state of Maryland that lies predominately on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay and consists of nine counties. The origin of term Eastern Shore was derived to distinguish a territorial part of the State of Maryland from the Western...
home of William Paca
William Paca
William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...
, constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, at a cost of $20,000. He gained ownership of the property in Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County is a county located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 47,798. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place...
, through his wife, Mary Chew. John Beale Bordley
John Beale Bordley
John Beale Bordley, was a Maryland planter and judge.Son of Thomas Bordley, from Yorkshire, England 1694, attorney general for Maryland, and his second wife Ariana Vanderheyden....
and Margaret Chew, inherited the other half of Wye Island.
William Paca is buried at the family cemetery there. The Paca residence burned down in 1879. The University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
conducted archeological work there.
Wye Hall was built in the 1930s on the site of the estate of William Paca. In 1999, it was purchased by Leland C. Brendsel. A mechanics lien was filed for work done there. Graham Landscape Architecture did work there.
