Redland in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bussard Farmhouse
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 5, 2017
1. Bussard Farmhouse Marker
Inscription.
Bussard Farmhouse. . The main house was built by Thaddeus Bussard in 1908 on the foundations of an original house that had been built by Nathan Magruder around 1778. The oldest part of the structure is the kitchen wing to the right, thought to date to the early 1800s. The rear addition was built in the early 1800s by the Otho Magruder family. The house has been restored to represent a typical farm house of the 1910 period, before electricity was brought to the rural areas. Water would have come from wells or from Rock Creek, and lighting from kerosene lamps or from methane gas produced on the farm and run through pipes to the lighting fixtures inside the house.
The main house was built by Thaddeus Bussard in 1908 on the foundations of an original house that had been built by Nathan Magruder around 1778. The oldest part of the structure is the kitchen wing to the right, thought to date to the early 1800s. The rear addition was built in the early 1800s by the Otho Magruder family. The house has been restored to represent a typical farm house of the 1910 period, before electricity was brought to the rural areas. Water would have come from wells or from Rock Creek, and lighting from kerosene lamps or from methane gas produced on the farm and run through pipes to the lighting fixtures inside the house.
Location. 39° 9.826′ N, 77° 7.821′ W. Marker is in Redland, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Rock Creek Park Road, 0.4 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18400 Muncaster Mill Road, Gaithersburg MD 20877, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Evolution of a House (a few steps from this marker); Dinner Bell (a few steps from this marker); Bussard Family (a few steps from this marker); Smoke House
Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
