Harmony Hall
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| Harmony Hall, Fort Washington, Maryland | |
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| Location | Fort Washington, Maryland, USA |
| Nearest city | Washington D.C. |
| Established | 1966 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
Harmony Hall, located in Fort Washington, Maryland, is managed by the United States National Park Service as part of the National Capital Parks-East system. It has been a National Park Service site since 1966.[1] Harmony Hall is a two-and-one-half story Georgian country house built of red brick during the eighteenth century. It is surrounded by 65 acres of land on Broad Creek, a Potomac River tributary.[2]
The house was built circa 1723 for Mr. William Tyler.[3] The estate was originally called Battersea, but came to be called Harmony Hall some time after 1792, when it was occupied by brothers John and Walter Dulaney Addison and their wives. The name "Harmony Hall" commemorates the two couples' harmonious coexistence.[3]
The home was extensively restored beginning in 1927 by Charles Wallace Collins (1879-1964), a lawyer, writer, and librarian who made his home in Harmony Hall and devoted himself to its restoration after he retired.[3] Collins bequeathed the house to the National Park Service.[3]
The home has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.[1] As of January 2008, Harmony Hall is closed to the public.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Harmony Hall, PackYourGear.com website
- ^ Harmony Hall, National Park Service official website
- ^ a b c d Papers of Charles Wallace Collins, University of Maryland Libraries website
- ^ Harmony Hall Directions, National Park Service official website
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