Built in 1840s -- Melford is a 2-1/2-story brick plantation house of side-hall-and-double-parlor plan.
It is distinguished by a 2-story semicircular bay and a parapetted
double chimney at one gable end. Attached at the other
gable end is a lower kitchen wing built of brick and stone.
The interior exhibits fine Greek Revival-style trim. It was
built for Richard Duckett and was the home for three
generations of the Hardisty family. The grounds include
several early outbuildings and terraced gardens, and there
is a Duckett family burial ground on the adjoining knoll.
The bay and chimney configuration makes Melford unique
in Prince George's County.
Special thanks to Prince George's County Historic
Preservation Commission, M-NPPC, County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden
Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 (301)952-3520 for permission to
post this page. Images on these pages are copyrighted and should not be
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