Brookeville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Murphy House

War of 1812 Bicentennial

— United States Capital for a Day —

Murphy House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018

1. Murphy House Marker

Inscription. Greenbury Murphy, Brookeville's first blacksmith, built this exceptionally fine Federal style house about 1807, financing its construction and that of a blacksmith shop with a mortgage from local merchant Caleb Bentley. The brick house, a hall-and-parlor plan, featured a fashionable doorway with transom and side-lights. In 1814 it belonged to Caleb Bentley and his nephew Joseph, who may have been living here at the time with his wife Anna Briggs Bentley. By 1815, the town's new blacksmith, John McCauley, purchased this property.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 39° 10.833′ N, 77° 3.566′ W. Marker is in Brookeville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Market Street (Old Maryland Route 97) west of Water Street, on the right when traveling north. In 2023, MD 97 was shifted to a bypass to west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 307 Market Street, Brookeville MD 20833, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the

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Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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: Margaret Brooke House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Moore Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Brookeville (within shouting distance of this marker); August 26, 1814 (within shouting distance of this marker); Newlin’s Mill Millstone (within shouting distance of this marker); A Refuge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brookeville Academy (about 300 feet away); Brookeville Angel (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookeville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018

2. Murphy House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on February 19, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.