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Survey of
Historic Sites and Buildings

	BRICE HOUSE Maryland
Location: Prince George and East Streets, Annapolis.

This outstanding Georgian house was begun in 1766 and has been spared major alteration through almost 200 years. The house was constructed entirely of oversize brick on a fieldstone foundation, 186 feet long, and has been attributed by some authorities to William Buckland. The 35 rooms have individual distinguishing characteristics and are notable in combination. The 90-foot chimneys rise above the steep-pitched roof and dominate the neighborhood. Brice House was acquired by a private owner in 1953 and has been restored with great fidelity and care. It will be considered further in the study of architecture.

NHL Designation: 04/15/70

	CARROLL-CATON HOUSE Maryland
Location: Lombard and Front Streets, Baltimore. The Carroll Museums

Charles Carroll of Carrollton shared this home, his daughter's, in his later life. The Revolutionary patriot, signer of the Declaration of In dependence, and longtime leader in Maryland affairs was born in Annapolis in 1737 and spent some years abroad studying law. He was an ardent supporter of the independence cause and served as Senator from Maryland in the First Congress under the Constitution. Active also in business affairs, he was considered one of the Nation's wealthiest men when he died in this home in 1832. The house was erected in 1823, a red brick, 3-1/2-story mansion with exceptional interior and exterior trim, on land given Mary and her husband, Richard, by Carroll. It is now a city recreation center.

	CHASE-LLOYD HOUSE Maryland
Location: 22 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis.

This dwelling, attributed to William Buckland, was begun by Samuel Chase in 1769 and was completed probably about 1774, having been purchased in the meantime by Edward Lloyd IV. No other three-story house was built in Annapolis prior to the War for Independence. The great central hall is particularly distinguished, along with the wealth of ornamental plaster and woodwork in the interior. The last private owner of the house bequeathed it to the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1897 as a home for destitute elderly women, and the two upper floors are still used for this purpose. The first floor is open to the public.

NHL Designation: 04/15/70

	FORT FREDERICK Maryland
Location: 5 miles south of town of Clear Spring, Washington County, off U.S. 40. Fort Frederick State Park

The Maryland Assembly provided for the construction of this fort in the spring of 1756 because the frontier was dangerously threatened by French and Indian attack following Gen. Edward Braddock's disastrous defeat near present Pittsburgh in 1755. Fort Frederick was a stone quadrangle with corner bastions strengthened by earthen embankments, placed on a plateau near the north bank of the Potomac River. It was designed for a garrison of 200 but could hold 400 if needed.

Fort Frederick was garrisoned until 1763 and may have discouraged Indian attacks, but it played only a minor role in the French and Indian War. Prisoners were confined here during the War for Independence and a garrison was placed here during the Civil War. After a period in private ownership, the State of Maryland acquired it. The walls and other features were reconstructed or restored, based on archeological investigations begun in 1934. The property is now included in Fort Frederick State Park, which includes a museum and recreational facilities.

NHL Designation: 11/07/73