National Register of Historic Places

Oxon Cove Park

Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland
Listed
September 1, 2003
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
03000869

About this property

Oxon Cove Park is a 512 acre large national historic district with portions in Prince George's County, Maryland and Washington, D.C. operated by the National Park Service as part of National Capital Parks-East. It includes a living farm museum, the 289-acre Oxon Cove Farm, located at Oxon Hill in the Maryland portion of the park. The other 222 acres of the site are former landfill. The park is a resource for environmental studies, wildlife observing, fishing, and other recreational activities made possible by easy access to the Potomac River. Fourteen buildings and two structures are located in the historic district and associated with the property's sequential development as a plantation, an institutional agricultural complex, and a farm museum. It is bounded by Interstate 295 on the south, Indian Head Highway on the east and the District of Columbia on the north. The 289 acre farm portion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland
38.80731, -77.01244

Categories

HEALTH/MEDICINEAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Butler House
Early Republic
0.5 mi
Oxon Hill Manor
Industrial
0.8 mi
St. Ignatius Church
Industrial
2.5 mi
St. John's Church
Industrial
3.7 mi
Broad Creek Historic District
Colonial
3.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Alexandria
1814Early Republic
1.9 mi
British Occupation of Alexandria VA
1814Early Republic
1.9 mi

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When was Oxon Cove Park listed on the National Register?

Oxon Cove Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Oxon Cove Park?

Oxon Cove Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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