Blossom Point Farm, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: Although architecturally simple in design, the Ballast House contains exceptionally fine, attractive 18th century style interior woodwork in remarkably good condition. The original kitchen, once a separate structure, contains an original bake oven, which is one of the many varieties of bake oven designs recorded in the region. The house, known locally as the Brick House, is one of the very few pre-1840 buildings still standing in the county that have not suffered extensive physical alterations.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-80

Survey number: HABS MD-318

Building/structure dates: ca. 1790- ca. 1800 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: ca. 1825 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: ca. 1852 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1908 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1993 Demolished

Building/structure dates: after. 1979- before. 1989 Subsequent Work

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