National Register of Historic Places

Williams Plains

Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland
Listed
November 28, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80004329

About this property

Williams Plains is a historic home located in the White Marsh Recreational Park at Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The house was built for the Hon. John Johnson (1770-1824), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, who purchased the property in 1812. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick house, with a Flemish bond south facade and six-course common bond used for the remaining walls. It is an early- to mid-19th-century brick house which is significant primarily for the Greek Revival–influenced interior decorative detailing which remains almost completely intact and thus is an excellent and somewhat rare record of domestic architecture in Prince George's County in the first half of the 19th century. The dominant design elements which characterize the decorative detailing include Greek Revival influenced trim, mantels, and paneled doors. A much lower 2+1⁄2-story wing, likely dating to 1942, projects from the northern portion of the east side. The bricks of the wing are laid in stretcher bond, and is a veneer-over-frame construction. Williams Plains was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland
38.97660, -76.72159

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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 Williams Plains listed on the National Register?

Williams Plains was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Williams Plains?

Williams Plains is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Williams Plains is recorded as the industrial era.

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