Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Two Centuries of Farm Buildings
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 17, 2011
1. Two Centuries of Farm Buildings Marker
Mount Welby Era: 1800-1840s
The three oldest buildings at Oxon Cove Park date from the early 1800s. Dr. Samuel DeButts, Mary Welby DeButts, and their childen lived on the farm and called their home Mount Welby, in honor of Mary's family.
St. Elizabeths Era: 1890s-1960s
Five buildings survive from the days when St. Elizabeths Hospital owned and ran the farm. They are the hexagonal outbuilding, horse and pony barn, hay barn, feed building, and dairy barn and silo.
National Park Service Buildings
The rest of the buildings, in the main part of the park were constructed after the National Park Service began operating a children's farm here in 1967. They are the grain exhibit building, chicken coop, farm museum, rabbit shed, windmill, tool shed, sorghum syrup shed, and Visitor Barn. At the Visitor Barn, you can find crafts, toys books, exhibits, computer farm game brochures, and a park ranger or volunteer to help you with your visit. Rest rooms are across the main road from the Visitor
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
Location. 38° 48.118′ N, 77° 0.434′ W. Marker is in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It can be reached from Oxon Hill Road. In Oxon Hill Farm Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6411 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill MD 20745, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Why a Brick Stable? (within shouting distance of this marker); Sweet Sorghum (within shouting distance of this marker); Wheat and Tobacco (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Root Cellar (about 300 feet away); The Burning of Washington, D.C. (about 400 feet away); The DeButts Family Comes to Maryland (about 400 feet away); Mount Welby (about 400 feet away); A Farm for St. Elizabeths, 1891-1950 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxon Hill.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 17, 2011
2. Two Centuries of Farm Buildings Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 17, 2011
3. Farmhouse, Root Cellar, Brick Stable
Farmhouse:
Built between 1800 and 1811, the farmhouse is the oldest building on the property.
Root Cellar:
Down the hill from the farmhouse, a one story root cellar with a gable roof was constructed about 1830.
Brick Stable:
The Brick Stable, down the lane from the farmhouse and the root cellar, was also built about 1830. Most barns and stables in Maryland were made of wood in the mid-1800s.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on March 25, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
