Near Galesville in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cedar Park Tulip Hill
Overlooking West River
Photographed by F. Robby, December 31, 2003
1. Overlooking West River Marker
Erected by Society of Colonial Wars and Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the George Washington Slept Here, the Maryland Historical Trust, the National Historic Landmarks, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1672.
Location. 38° 50.988′ N, 76° 33.43′ W. Marker is near Galesville, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Muddy Creek Road 0.1 miles
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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: Old Quaker Burying Ground (here, next to this marker); Site of First Quaker Regional Gathering (within shouting distance of this marker); Let's Play Ball! (approx. Ό mile away); Property-Owning Pioneers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Farming in Galesville: Montell Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Heart of Galesville's Black Community (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Benning Road Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Maritime Industry on Tenthouse Creek (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galesville.
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1. Tulip Hill, Colonial gem in Anne Arundel, is on the auction block. 2010 article by Amy Reinink in The Washington Post. The house has retained almost all of its original features, from the paneling and pine floors downstairs to the marble-faced fireplaces throughout. This house is as original as it comes, [Gary] Gestson [of Long & Foster Realty] said. The house also boasts a stone basement and an attic that leads to a widows walk overlooking the West River and what [Donna] Ware [an architectural historian] described as perhaps the most impressive terraced gardens in the United States. (Submitted on March 27, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.)
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck
2. Overlooking West River and Old Quaker Burying Ground markers
The Overlooking West River marker has been moved next to the Old Quaker Burying Ground marker, from its former location a few hundred feet away.
2. Cedar Park - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
The property upon which *'Cedar Park" stands is known to have been in the possession of Captain Richard Ewen, a Puritan Commissioner for the province of Maryland, as early as 1656, It was first surveyed for Charles Calvert, Governor,(later third Lord Baltimore) in 1665, who then assigned it to Richard Ewen, Jr., High Sheriff of Anne Arundel County, /There is a strong tradition that Lord Baltimore had a hunting lodge at Ewenton upon Ewenton. The Ewen descendants, all practicing Quakers, continued to live on the property. A Quaker meeting was held there in 1684, making this a surviving structure in Anne Arundel County, in which religious services were held at an early date. Richard Galloway II(whose wife was a Ewen descendant) purchased the property in1697 and is credited with bricking over and enlarging the house.(Submitted on May 6, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
3. Tulip Hill - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
The central block of Tulip Hill, located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, approximately 2.5 miles west of Galesville on State Route 468, is a finely designed and little altered example of an early Southern Georgian brick plantation house. Erected(Submitted on May 6, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)in 1755-56, its basic plan and design are typical of the great Georgian mansions of mid-century, but its experimental approach to late Georgian formality in certain decorative features gives it distinctive character which adds interest to its detail. With the wings and hyphens added between 1787-90, Tulip Hill is also a very distinguished example of a five-part composition country house. Sitting on a rise of land, the impressive approach to the house from the river by a tree lined lane through the meadows and into the terraced garden exists today as it did over 200 years ago, maintaining the original site and environment. This offers today's visitor much the same impression as it did in the eighteenth century.Mark R. Edwards - Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey3. Cedar Park
Richard J. Brand - Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey, June 1997
4. Tulip Hill
Public Domain
5. John Francis Mercer
Portrait of John Francis Mercer, after a miniature, 1803, by Robert Field.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,275 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on June 12, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on October 18, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on March 13, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on March 22, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 5. submitted on January 30, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
