National Register of Historic Places

Potter Hall

Williston, Caroline County, Maryland
Listed
November 30, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82001590

About this property

Potter Hall is a historic home located at Williston, Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It is an early-19th-century, Federal-influenced house facing the Choptank River. The house was constructed in three sections: a tall 2+1⁄2-story Flemish bond brick structure built about 1808 adjoining a lower 2+1⁄2-story, two-bay-wide central section built about 1750, also of Flemish bond brick, then a frame single-story kitchen wing added in 1930. Each of the three sections has a gable roof. Potter Hall was originally settled by Zabdiel Potter, who in the mid-18th century built a wharf and the small brick house. He developed Potter's Landing into a key early port for the shipping of tobacco to Baltimore. Potter Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Location

Williston, Caroline County, Maryland
38.83129, -75.85242

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Potter Hall listed on the National Register?

Potter Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Potter Hall?

Potter Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Potter Hall?

The period of significance for Potter Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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