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Habre de Venture, Rose Hill Road, La Plata, Charles County, MD

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Habre de Venture, Rose Hill Road, La Plata, Charles County, MD

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Summary

Significance: The home of Thomas Stone from 1770, when he purchased the property, until his death in 1787. Best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stone served in the Continental Congress from 1774-1778, and again in 1784. He was also active in forming the provisional government of Maryland, and served in the State Senate from 1776-1787. An irregular, 5-part Maryland manor, it reflects several stages of construction, the exact sequence of which is not currently known...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-81
Survey number: HABS MD-470
Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1945 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000372

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Stone, Thomas
Stone, Thomas, Charles, Absolute Proprietor of Maryland
Barefoot, John
Jenifer, Daniel
Vischer, Peter
Pickering, E H, photographer
Pickering, E H, photographer
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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