National Register of Historic Places

O'Dea House

Berwyn Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland
Listed
June 3, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000899

About this property

The O'Dea House, is a historic home located in Berwyn Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The house was built in 1888 from a pattern book design and is a 2+1⁄2-story frame Queen Anne-style dwelling. Most notable of its features is the three-story octagonal tower and varied ornamental surface coverings. The O'Dea House is significant for its association with the development of Berwyn Heights, originally Charlton Heights, an early streetcar suburb of Washington, D.C. and for its architectural character. Beginning in the 1870s, the area northeast of Washington was the scene of active and continuous development as the population of the city increased and railroad suburbs such as Berwyn Heights gradually grew and expanded around it. The O'Dea House is one of the houses erected by the Charlton Heights Improvement Company to spur development of its new community. In typical fashion, these company-built houses were often mail order or pattern book houses. The pattern for the O'Dea House is from an 1888 published design by Robert W. Shoppell. The O'Dea House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was sold in 1939 to Lawrence and Alice O'Dea, and bears their name.

Location

5804 Ruatan St.
Berwyn Heights, Prince George's County, Maryland
38.99480, -76.91278

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was O'Dea House listed on the National Register?

O'Dea House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1987.

What type of historic resource is O'Dea House?

O'Dea House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for O'Dea House?

The period of significance for O'Dea House is recorded as the industrial era.

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