Bowlingly - Queenstown
This impressive National Register Georgian house was constructed in 1733. When British troops descended upon the town during the War of 1812, the house was badly damaged. In 1897, the Queen Anne's County Railroad Company acquired the property and transformed the house and grounds into a hotel and amusement park.
James E. Kirwan Museum, 1889
Country Store and home of the former State Senator. Tucker House C. 1792
One of the oldest houses in Centreville, built on the 2nd lot sold in Centreville. Period furnishings and memorabilia, including a collection of rose medallion china. Herb garden in back. Tours by request Currently it serves as the office for the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society. Open Wednesday – Friday from 8 a.m. -1 p.m. Tours by request and open the first Saturday of each month, May - October, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Wright's Chance C. 1744
Early plantation house moved from original site patented in 1681. Restored by the Queen Anne's County Historical Society. A gambrel-roofed plantation house with period furnishings moved to its current location in 1964. Collection of Chippendale and Hepplewhite furniture and Canton china. Tours by request and open the first Saturday of each month, May - October, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Kent Manor Inn -Stevensville
This large country inn sits in the middle of a 226 acre tract once called Smithfield. The original wing of the inn (on the left) was constructed by Sarah Smyth and her husband, Dr. Samuel Thompson, a prominent local physician. A marriage contract, executed between Sarah and Samuel Thompson, allowed Sarah to retain control of her assets after their 1811 marriage. In 1843 Sarah gave the house and 309 acres to her son, who, just prior to the Civil War, added the large 13-room center section of the inn.
Bloomingdale
The land on which the National Register site Bloomingdale stands was originally patented in 1665 as Mount Mill. The Federal-style brick mansion, erected in 1792, is one of the finest in the county.
The Captains’ Houses
Centreville, MD. This closely set row of four small houses built along Corsica Creek was constructed by Captain John H. Ozmon. These dwellings were used by the captains and crew members of Ozmon’s schooners that sailed the Chesapeake. Architecturally, they are probably unique.
Middleton House
Centreville, MD. Built in 1890, and moved to its present location in the 1930’s, the 19th century hunting lodge home of Samuel and Mary Middleton, founders of the original Gunston School in 1911, continues today to represent both the physical and symbolic soul of Gunston Day School.