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Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG: 79-001 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form 1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name) historic Bowie-Johnson House (preferred) other Thorpland / Gladacres 2. Location street and number 2302 Manor Gate Terrace not for publication city, town Upper Marlboro vicinity county Prince George's 3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners) name James R. Russell, Jr. and Carolyn P. Russell street and number 2302 Manor Gate Terrace telephone city, town Upper Marlboro state MD zip code 20774-8557 4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Courthouse liber 14950 folio 378 city, town Upper Marlboro tax map 84 tax parcel 21 tax ID number 03 2839918 5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District Contributing Resource in Local Historic District Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register Recorded by HABS/HAER Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT X Other: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's County Planning Department 6. Classification Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count district public agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing X building(s) X private commerce/trade recreation/culture 1 1 buildings structure both defense religion sites site X domestic social 2 structures object education transportation objects funerary work in progress 1 3 Total government unknown health care vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources industry other: previously listed in the Inventory 1

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Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG: 79-001

Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Bowie-Johnson House (preferred)

other Thorpland / Gladacres

2. Location

street and number 2302 Manor Gate Terrace not for publication

city, town Upper Marlboro vicinity

county Prince George's

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners) name James R. Russell, Jr. and Carolyn P. Russell

street and number 2302 Manor Gate Terrace telephone

city, town Upper Marlboro state MD zip code 20774-8557

4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Courthouse liber 14950 folio 378

city, town Upper Marlboro tax map 84 tax parcel 21 tax ID number 03 2839918

5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District

Contributing Resource in Local Historic District

Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register

Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register

Recorded by HABS/HAER

Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT

X Other: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's County Planning Department

6. Classification

Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count district public agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing X building(s) X private commerce/trade recreation/culture 1 1 buildings structure both defense religion sites site X domestic social 2 structures object education transportation objects funerary work in progress 1 3 Total government unknown health care vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources industry other: previously listed in the Inventory

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7. Description Inventory No. PG: 79-001

Condition

excellent deteriorated

X good ruins

fair X altered

Prepare both a one paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

The Bowie-Johnson House, also known as Gladacres, is located at 2302 Manor Gate Terrace in Upper

Marlboro, Maryland. Set on a high knoll, the two-story, five-bay building was built in 1854 on a tract of land

known as Thorpland. The Bowie-Johnson House is situated to the south of a circular gravel drive and is set

amongst mature trees and shrubs. The terraced yard slopes away from the house in all directions. The house is

surrounded by a modern sub-division, reduced to a 4.12-acre parcel from its original 190-acre proportions. A

garage is located to the northwest of the building with a dog kennel situated to the north. An outdoor barbeque

grill is situated to the south of the building.

DWELLING

The Bowie-Johnson House was constructed 1854 in the Greek Revival style. As noted in Benjamin B. McCeney

Jr.’s history of Thorpland, the two-story, five-bay dwelling is said to be built on the site of an earlier house that

was destroyed by fire.1 Set on a parged foundation, the wood-frame structure is clad in weatherboard siding. An

exterior-end chimney is constructed of stretcher-bond brick with a corbeled cap. Two flues rise out of the single

stack. The house has a side-gabled roof with overhanging eaves and cornice returns, and is covered in asphalt

shingles. Two-story, two-bay side-gabled additions flank the main block of the house. The additions are set on

solid concrete-block foundations. A two-story, five-bay porch addition is located on the façade (north

elevation). The house is fenestrated by 6/6 windows that feature large wood sills and smaller ogee-molded

wood lintels.

The façade (north elevation) features poured concrete steps that lead to an elevated, two-story, five-bay flat-

roofed porch addition with an ogee-molded cornice. The wood porch is supported by Tuscan columns with

engaged columns. The porch ceiling is clad in beaded board. Fenestration on the main block of the house

consists of 6/6 windows, four on the first story and five on the second story. A single-leaf, paneled wood door

with a blind fanlight is centrally located. The entry features 3-lights-over-paneled wood sidelights.

The south (rear) elevation is symmetrically balanced. Poured concrete steps lead up to a concrete stoop and a

single-leaf, paneled wood door with lights. Nine windows are located on the main block of the south (rear)

elevation, four on the first story and five on the second story.

The main block of the house is flanked by two-story, two-bay additions. Capped with side-gabled roofs covered

in asphalt shingles, the additions are lower than the main block of the house, but the roofs share the same pitch.

The east addition encapsulates the exterior-end chimney located on the main block of the house. The windows

have large wood sills and smaller ogee-molded wood lintels.

The east addition is narrower than the main block. The gable end features cornice returns and overhanging

eaves. A louvered attic vent is located in the gable end. This addition is fenestrated by 6/6 windows, four on the

1 Benjamin B. McCeney, Jr., “History of Thorpland,” Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Files, n.d.

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façade (north elevation), four on the east (side) elevation, and four on the south (rear) elevation. The south

(rear) elevation features concrete steps leading to a centrally located single-leaf, multiple-light wood door.

The west addition is narrower than the main block. The gable end features cornice returns and overhanging

eaves. A louvered attic vent is located in the gable end. The west (side) elevation is fenestrated by a single-light

fixed metal-sash window on the first story and a 6/6 window placed on the second story. The south (rear)

elevation features a front-gabled portico covering an entrance. The one-story, one-bay portico is supported by

wood posts and covered with asphalt shingles. The entry has a single-leaf door with panels.

The interior of the dwelling was not accessible at the time of the 2007 on-site survey.

GARAGE

A one-story, four-bay garage is located to the northwest of the dwelling. Based on its materials and form, it

appears the garage was constructed c. 2000. It is clad in vinyl siding and has a side-gable roof covered in

asphalt shingles. Fenestration consists of a 6/6 window located on the north (side) and south (side) elevations. A

single-leaf, paneled wood door is set to the left of three, metal roll-up garage doors on the façade (east

elevation).

The interior of the garage was not accessible at the time of the 2007 on-site survey.

BARBEQUE

An outdoor barbeque is situated south of the dwelling, on the east side of the terraced rear yard. Based on its

form and materials, the barbeque appears to have been constructed c. 1950. The masonry chimney is of

stretcher-bond brick construction. The chimney is flanked by semi-circular, painted concrete counters, set on

stretcher-bond brick foundations, which have also been painted, extending to the north and south. The open-

grate chimney has a tapered concrete cap.

DOG KENNEL

A dog kennel is situated northwest of the dwelling, directly north of the garage. Based on its form and materials,

the dog kennel appears to have been constructed c. 1990. The wood-frame structure is clad in plywood. The

shed roof is covered in asphalt shingles. An opening is located on the façade (east elevation) of the structure.

The opening has a plain wood surround. A chain-link fence forms a small rectangle around the kennel.

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INTEGRITY

The Bowie-Johnson House retains a low level of integrity. It does however remain a prominent local landmark

based on its high level of workmanship and materials. The rural property, although set amongst mature trees

and shrubs, is surrounded by a modern subdivision of large single-family houses that severely diminish its

integrity of feeling, location, setting, and association. Major alterations and additions have taken place, which

compromise the dwelling’s integrity of design.

The outdoor barbeque associated with the Bowie-Johnson House retains a moderate level of integrity. Located

in the backyard, this structure retains its integrity of location, feeling, setting, and association. The structure’s

integrity of materials, design, and workmanship were compromised at the time of the 2007 on-site survey due to

the loss and deterioration of brick and concrete.

The garage and dog kennel are non-contributing resources based on their recent construction dates.

The Bowie-Johnson House and associated resources retain a low level of integrity, and therefore, is unable to

convey its significance as a mid-nineteenth-century Greek Revival-style plantation house.

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8. Significance Inventory No. PG: 79-001

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below

1600-1699 agriculture economics health/medicine performing arts

1700-1799 archeology education industry philosophy

X 1800-1899 X architecture engineering invention politics/government

X 1900-1999 art entertainment/ landscape architecture religion

2000- commerce recreation law science

communications ethnic heritage literature social history

community planning exploration/ maritime history transportation

conservation settlement military X other: Local History

Specific dates 1854 Architect/Builder Unknown

Construction dates 1854, c. 1955

Evaluation for: National Register Maryland Register not evaluated Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance projects, complete evaluation on a DOE Form – see manual.)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Bowie-Johnson House was constructed in 1854, north of the town of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It stands

on a tract called Thorpland, which had been the property of the Bowie family from early in the eighteenth

century. The main block of the house was built for Sarah Maria Bowie, widow of Charles Bowie, who had lived

in an earlier house at Thorpland.2 The house was also the occasional home of the McCeney family from 1889 to

1951 and the residence of United States Representative Calvin Johnson from 1951 to 1981. Johnson was

responsible for a majority of the numerous alterations and additions to the dwelling. Due to the alterations and

additions, the dwelling does not retain sufficient integrity to convey its significance as a mid-nineteenth-century

Greek Revival-style dwelling.

HISTORIC CONTEXT

The Bowie-Johnson House is located north of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Located in central Prince George’s

County, the Town of Upper Marlboro was established when the General Assembly of the Province of Maryland

passed the “Act for the Advancement of Trade and Erecting Ports and Towns” in 1706 and 1707 in order to

establish commercial centers in Maryland.3 The town was already a gathering place for merchants, who often

spent their time at Robert Robertson’s tavern, established in 1703.4 The community was first known as the

Town of Marlborough, but was soon changed to Upper Marlborough, distinguishing it from (Lower)

Marlborough in Calvert County. In the early twentieth century, the name was commonly shortened from

Marlborough to Marlboro’ then finally to Marlboro, as it is known today.

2 Kathryn Henderson and Susan G. Pearl. “Bowie-Johnson House” Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties PG: 79-1 (1985): 1.

3 Marina King, “The Tobacco Industry in Prince George’s County, 1680-1940,” in Historic Contexts in Prince George’s County:

Short Papers on Settlement Patterns, Transportation and Cultural History (Upper Marlboro, MD: Maryland-National Capital Park

and Planning Commission, 1991), 69-71. 4 Susan G. Pearl, “Early Taverns in Prince George’s County, 1703-1862,” in Historic Contexts in Prince George’s County: Short

Papers on Settlement Patterns, Transportation and Cultural History (Upper Marlboro, MD: Maryland-National Capital Park and

Planning Commission, 1991), 61-64.

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By 1718, county residents petitioned to have the county seat moved from Charles Town to Upper Marlboro,

which was completed in 1721.5 Chosen for its location on the Western Branch of the Patuxent River, the area

was thought to be a convenient trading location. With its designation as the county seat, Upper Marlboro soon

became the social, political, and commercial center of Prince George’s County.

Built in 1854 for Sarah Maria Bowie, widow of Charles Bowie, the Bowie-Johnson House is situated on a 190-

acre parcel of the Thorpland tract. The Thorpland tract had been the property of the Bowie family from early in

the eighteenth century.6 The house replaced the earlier Bowie-family dwelling that had been destroyed by fire.

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Subsequent owners have built additions to the west and east (side) elevations of the dwelling. The full-height

porch on the façade (north elevation) is not original to the dwelling. Oral tradition indicates the house was built

in 1854 by a carpenter named Sherwood for Sarah M. Bowie.8

At the time of the 1850 U.S. Federal census slave schedule, Sarah M. Bowie is listed as owning 52 slaves,

ranging from a newborn to a seventy year old.9 Charles Bowie and Sarah Maria Bowie had three children, John

William Bowie, Eliza Combs Bowie, and Thomas Ray Bowie. The property first appears on the 1861 Martenet

Map of Prince George’s County, listing Charles Bowie as the owner. 10

The 1878 Hopkins Map of Prince

George’s County corroborates this, showing Charles Bowie owning the property.11

In 1874, the 190-acre

property was given to the couple’s eldest son, John William Bowie.

John William Bowie lived at the house until 1889 when he conveyed the property to Edgar P. McCeney.12

Edgar P. McCeney married John William Bowie’s sister Eliza Combs Bowie. At the time of the 1880 U.S.

census, Edgar P. McCeney is listed as a farmer.13

McCeney and his wife Eliza Combs had two sons, Edgar S.

McCeney and George P. McCeney. In 1906, Eliza Combs McCeney conveyed the property to her two sons.14

It

5 Susan G. Pearl, “Early Towns,” 2.

6 Kathryn Henderson and Susan G. Pearl, “Bowie-Johnson House,” (PG: 79-1) Maryland Historical Society State Historic Sites

Inventory Form (1985), 8:1. 7 Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Susan G. Pearl, Memorandum on Bowie-Johnson House (12 July

1990). 8 Kathryn Henderson and Susan G. Pearl. “Bowie-Johnson House” (PG: 79-1) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites

Inventory Form (1985), 8:1. 9 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Slave Schedule, Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Sarah M. Bowie.

10 Simon J. Martenet, “Atlas of Prince George’s County, Maryland, 1861,” Adapted from Martenet’s Map of Prince George’s County,

Maryland (Baltimore: Simon J. Martenet C.E., 1861). 11

G.M. Hopkins, Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington, Including the County of Prince George Maryland (Philadelphia: G.M.

Hopkins, C.E., 1878). 12

John W. Bowie to Edgar P. McCeney, Prince George’s County Land Records, JWB 13:727. 13

1880 U.S. Federal Census, Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Series T9, Roll 513, Page 79.1000, Enumeration District

123, Edgar P. McCeney. 14

Eliza Coombs McCeney to Edgar S. McCeney and George P. McCeney, Prince George’s County Land Records, BDS 37:81.

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is not known which of the two sons occupied the house or if they shared the property. Eliza Combs McCeney is

listed as living at the same residence as her son Edgar S. McCeney in 1910.15

At the time of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census, George P. McCeney has a wife, Margaret S. McCeney, and is

listed as a general practice lawyer.16

The couple has two sons listed at the time of the census, George B. and

Robert S. McCeney.17

Edgar S. McCeney is listed in the 1910 U.S. Federal census as a bookkeeper at a bank.18

On his World War I

registration card McCeney is listed as being 44 years of age and a self-employed farmer.19

McCeney was

married to Emily L. McCeney. The couple had two sons at the time of the 1910 U.S. Federal census, Edgar S.

and Benjamin.20

The two brothers, Edgar S. McCeney and George P. McCeney, conveyed the property in 1910 to P. Bennett

Ford and R. Bennett Darnall.21

Darnall was a general practice lawyer during the early twentieth century.22

It is

not known who lived, if anyone, at the Bowie-Johnson House while in the procession of Ford and Darnall.

Darnall and his wife Mary Wise Ford conveyed their interest in the property to R. Bennett Darnall in 1913.23

The same year Darnall and Frances H. Darnall conveyed the property to Mark Jackson.24

Mark Jackson and Bertha M. Mather conveyed the property to Rachel Weems in 1915.25

Weems sold the

property to George P. McCeney in 1926.26

This marked the second time George P. McCeney and his wife

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1910 U.S. Federal Census, Precinct 7, Washington, DC., Series T624, Roll 152, Page 9B, Enumeration District 123, Edgar S.

McCeney. 16

1910 U.S. Federal Census, District 10, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Series T624, Roll 567, Page 15A, Enumeration District

71, George P. McCeney. 17

1910 U.S. Federal Census, District 10, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Series T624, Roll 567, Page 15A, Enumeration District

71, George P. McCeney. 18

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Precinct 7, Washington, DC., Series T624, Roll 152, Page 9B, Enumeration District 123, Edgar S.

McCeney. 19

World War I Draft Registration Card: 191701918, Prince George’s County, Maryland. Roll 1684364, Draft Board 0, Edgar S.

McCeney. 20

1910 U.S. Federal Census, Precinct 7, Washington, DC., Series T624, Roll 152, Page 9B, Enumeration District 123, Edgar S.

McCeney. 21

Edgar S. McCeney and George P. McCeney to P. Bennett Ford and R. Bennett Darnall, Prince George’s County Land Records,

66:173. 22

1930 U.S. Federal Census, Election District 9, Baltimore, Maryland, Roll 846, Page 18A, Enumeration District 37, Image 676.0, R.

Bennett Darnall. 23

P. Bennett Darnall and Mary Wise Ford to R. Bennett Darnall, Prince George’s County Land Records, 87:280. 24

R. Bennett Darnall and Frances H. Darnall to Mark Jackson, Prince George’s County Land Records, 88:283. 25

Mark Jackson and Bertha M. Mather to Rachel Weems, Prince George’s County Land Records, 101:460. 26

Rachel Weems to George P. McCeney, Prince George’s County Land Records, 276:451.

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Margaret S. McCeney owned the Bowie-Johnson House.

The property, minus the cemetery, was conveyed to the McCeney’s son, George Bowie McCeney in 1939.27

The cemetery, historically associated with the Bowie-Johnson House, is situated to the southeast of the

dwelling, across the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Pope’s Creek Branch tracks. The majority

of the headstones are Bowie family members, including Sara Maria Bowie, for whom the Bowie-Johnson

House is named. Currently the cemetery is located on a separate parcel of land from the Bowie-Johnson House,

and is under different ownership.

He later conveyed the property to his cousin Benjamin Bird McCeney and his wife Marian White McCeney.28

The property was sold out of the McCeney family in 1951 when the property was conveyed to family friend and

U.S. Congressman, Calvin D. Johnson and his wife Gladys McConnell Johnson.

Calvin D. Johnson started his political career in his home state of Illinois. It was there that he served as an

Illinois State Representative from 1935 to 1941.29

Congressman Johnson served the 22nd

District of Illinois from

1943 to 1945 in the 78th

Congress. He failed to win re-election to the 79th

Congress and fell out of the political

realm. From 1952 to 1968 Calvin D. Johnson later served as executive assistant to the vice president of

Remington-Rand, Inc., a prominent firearms company.30

It is during Calvin D. Johnson’s tenure as owner of the

Bowie-Johnson House that many changes occurred. By the time Mr. Johnson bought the property all chimneys

and the nine fireplaces had been completely removed.31

An article on the sale of the estate notes that Calvin D. Johnson renamed the Bowie-Johnson House to

“Gladacres”, in honor of his wife Gladys.32

Johnson also made major alterations to both the exterior and interior

of the dwelling. He replaced the old west (side) kitchen addition with a new addition, built the balancing

addition on the east (side) elevation, and the full-height portico on the façade of the dwelling. At the same time

the dwelling was being altered, the terraces were regraded.33

27

George P. McCeney and Margaret S. McCeney to George Bowie McCeney, Prince George’s County Land Records, 533:59. 28

George Bowie McCeney to Benjamin Bird McCeney, Prince George’s County Land Records, 896:142. 29

Johnson, Dean. “Interview with Dean Johnson.” About RxP. http://www.midwestadditives.com/html/about_rxp.htm (accessed

September 20, 2007). 30

Johnson, Dean. “Interview with Dean Johnson.” About RxP. http://www.midwestadditives.com/html/about_rxp.htm (accessed

September 20, 2007). 31

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Susan G. Pearl, Memorandum on Bowie-Johnson House (12 July

1990). 32

Sherry Sundick, “1854 estate on sale,” The Journal (17 January 1986). 33

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Susan G. Pearl, Memorandum on Bowie-Johnson House (12 July

1990).

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The property was conveyed to Robert Y. Clagett in 1981. That same day Clagett conveys the 180.484-acre

property back to Johnson as a life estate. Johnson conveyed the property to Charles K. Kilby in 1986.34

Kilby conveyed the property to Guy L. and Deborah A. Brashears in 1994.35

The Brashears conveyed the

Bowie-Johnson House to the present owners, James R. and Carolyn R. Russell in 2001.36

34

Robert Y. Clagett to Calvin D. Johnson, Prince George’s County Land Records, 6309:164. 35

Charles K. Kilby to Guy L. and Deborah A. Brashears, Prince George’s County Land Records, 9808:594. 36

Guy L. and Deborah A. Brashears to James R. and Carolyn P. Russell, Prince George’s County Land Records, 14950:378.

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9. Major Bibliographical References Inventory No. PG: 79-001

1850, 1880, 1910, 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Subscription

database. Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC. http://www.ancestry.com.

Henderson, Kathryn and Susan G. Pearl. “Bowie-Johnson House” (PG: 79-1) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites

Inventory Form, 1985.

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Prince George’s County Planning Department, Historic Sites and

Districts Plan, 1992.

Prince George’s County Land Records.

10. Geographical Data Acreage of surveyed property 4.12 Acreage of historical setting 190 Quadrangle name Upper Marlboro Quadrangle scale: 1:24,000 Verbal boundary description and justification

The Bowie Johnson House is located on a 4.12-acre parcel borded to the west and south by Manor Gate Terrace. The

northern boundary of the property abutes a modern single-family dwelling to the northwest and a stand of mature trees

to the northeast. The east boundary of the property is located along a north to south line at the bottom of the terraced

lawn, along a row of mature trees. The dwelling has been associated with Parcel 21 as noted on Tax Map 84 since its

construction.

11. Form Prepared by name/title Paul Weishar, Architectural Historian

organization EHT Traceries, Incorporated date January 2008

street & number 1121 Fifth Street, NW telephone 202.393.1199

city or town Washington state DC

The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement. The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

return to: Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Department of Planning 100 Community Place Crownsville, MD 21032-2023 410-514-7600

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CHAIN OF TITLE

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY LAND RECORDS

Deed 1:390

June 6, 1849

Deed HB 8:248

January 13, 1874

Deed JWB 13:727

September 28, 1889

Deed BDS 37:81

November 1, 1906

Deed 66:173

July 21, 1910

Deed 87:280

December 25, 1913

Deed 88:283

May 14, 1913

Deed 101:460

May 21, 1915

Deed 276:451

August 13, 1926

Deed 533:59

March 24, 1939

Deed 896:142

December 20, 1946

Charles Bowie to Sarah Maria Bowie.

Sarah Maria Bowie to John William Bowie.

John W. Bowie to Edgar P. McCeney.

Eliza Coombs McCeney to Edgar S. McCeney and George P. McCeney.

George P. McCeney, Margaret S. McCeney, Edgar S. McCeney, and Emily L.

McCeney to P. Bennett Ford and R. Bennett Darnall.

P. Bennett Ford and Mary Wise Ford to R. Bennett Darnall.

R. Bennett Darnall and Frances H. Darnall to Mark Jackson.

Mark Jackson and Bertha M. Mather to Rachel Weems.

Rachel Weems to George P. McCeney.

Margaret S. McCeney to G. Bowie McCeney, except cemetery.

G. Bowie McCeney to Benjamin Bird McCeney and Marian White McCeney.

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Deed 1442:461

November 30, 1951

Deed 5408:178

May 22, 1981

Deed 5408:182

May 22, 1981

Deed 6309:164

April 15, 1986

Deed 9808:594

June 30, 1994

Deed 14950: 378

August 3, 2001

Benjamin Bird McCeney to Calvin D. Johnson and Gladys McConnell Johnson.

Calvin D. Johnson to Robert Y. Clagett, Trustee.

Robert Y. Clagett, Trustee, to Calvin D. Johnson as a life estate.

Calvin D. Johnson to Charles K. Kilby.

Charles K. Kilby to Guy L. and Deborah A. Brashears.

Guy L. and Deborah A. Brashears to James R. and Carolyn P. Russell.

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Photo: Bowie-Johnson House, view of the southwest corner, looking northeast. (August 2007)

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Photo: Bowie-Johnson House, view of the south (rear) elevation, looking north. (August 2007)

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Number 9 Page 3

Photo: Bowie-Johnson House, view of the east (side) elevation, looking west. (August 2007)

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Number 9 Page 4

Photo: Bowie-Johnson House, view of the façade (north elevation), looking southwest. (August 2007)

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Number 9 Page 5

Photo: Garage, view of the east elevation, looking west. (August 2007)

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Number 9 Page 6

Photo: Outdoor Barbeque, view looking east. (August 2007)

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Photo: Dog Kennel, view looking southwest. (August 2007)

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