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Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland)

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Melford is a historic plantation house located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center near Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland. The multi-part, gable-roofed brick and stone dwelling was probably constructed in the mid to late 1840s and carries elements of the Greek Revival style. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Plantation House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Maryland, United States 2
Completed Year
1840 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Connections

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House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

Plantation House, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Greek Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) (Wikipedia)
Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) (Wikipedia)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Melford is a historic plantation house located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center near Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland. The multi-part, gable-roofed brick and stone dwelling was probably constructed in the mid to late 1840s and carries elements of the Greek Revival style.
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1840)
    completion_date/completed = mid-late 1840s
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Melford is a historic plantation house located on the grounds of the Maryland Science and Technology Center, near the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Route 50, at Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland. The house is multi-part, gable-roofed, brick and stone dwelling house constructed probably in the mid-late 1840s, with elements of the Greek Revival style.
  • In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox, architecture
    architecture: Greek Revival
  • Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia lead
    The house is multi-part, gable-roofed, brick and stone dwelling house constructed probably in the mid-late 1840s, with elements of the Greek Revival style.
  • Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia lead
    The house is multi-part, gable-roofed, brick and stone dwelling house constructed probably in the mid-late 1840s, with elements of the Greek Revival style.
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2. Melford (Mitchellville, Maryland) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 394039): Maryland, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 394039): Maryland, United States
Wikidata item Q6812221, property P131/P17 (location): Maryland, United States
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