Sotterley (Hollywood, Maryland)
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Sotterley was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000, its national significance due to the extremely rare surviving elements of the main house's oldest phase, a c. 1717 post in ground structure, and the other elements of its later historical architecture and landscape.
Sotterley Plantation
Sotterley Plantation is the only Tidewater plantation in Maryland open to the public that offers visitor activities and educational programs. Visitors can tour the early 18th-century mansion, an original slave cabin, a customs warehouse, smokehouse, necessary and corn crib, as well as a formal Colonial Revival garden. The property comprises 95 acres (380,000 m) of rolling fields, gardens, and riverfront.
History
Julius Clifton Callis was the dockmaster for Sotterly Wharf. He was born in 1882. Several of his brothers occasionally worked at the wharf and his brother Noah moved into the wharf house as caretaker after Julius died in 1938.
Laura Virginia Callis attended Sotterley School. This class picture was taken there about 1918. Laura Virginia Callis stands second from the left in the second row. She was the daughter of Julius Clifton Callis and Laura Callis. The school closed by 1922.
Gallery
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Sotterly Plantation, Historic Photograph
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Sotterley Plantation, Barn, July 2009
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Sotterley Plantation, Customs Warehouse, July 2009
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks". National Park Service.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Sotterley, St. Mary's County. Maryland Historical Trust. November 21, 2008.
- ^ Kirk Edwards Ranzetta, Carolyn Pitts, and Patty Henry (1998). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Sotterley". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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External links
- Official website
- Sotterley, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-181, "Sotterly, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood vicinity, St. Mary's County, MD", 34 photos, 7 measured drawings, 29 data pages
- HABS No. MD-181-A, "Sotterly, Necessary", 1 photo
- HABS No. MD-181-B, "Sotterly, Gate Lodge", 1 photo
- HABS No. MD-181-C, "Sotterly, Slave Quarters", 3 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. MD-181-D, "Sotterly, Barn", 1 photo
- HABS No. MD-181-E, "Sotterly, Ceiling Detail", 1 photo
- HABS No. MD-181-F, "Sotterly, Plans", 2 photos