Maryland Historical Trust



Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG: 85A-032-28

Maryland Inventory of

Historic Properties Form

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Marian Early Bean House

other      

2. Location

street and number 13902 Cherry Tree Crossing Road    not for publication

city, town Brandywine    vicinity

county Prince George's County

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners)

name Margaret and Roland Blandford

street and number 13902 Cherry Tree Crossing Road telephone      

city, town Brandywine state MD zip code 20613-7779

4. Location of Legal Description

courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Courthouse liber 7171 folio 337

city, town Upper Marlboro tax map 145 tax parcel 210 tax ID number 11 1134287

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 3      buildings

   structure    both    defense    religion           sites

   site X domestic    social           structures

   object    education    transportation           objects

   funerary    work in progress 3 0 Total

   government    unknown

   health care    vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources

   industry    other: previously listed in the Inventory

3

7. Description Inventory No. PG: 85A-032-28

Condition

X excellent    deteriorated

   good    ruins

   fair    altered

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

The Marion Early Bean House, located at 13902 Cherry Tree Crossing Road, is sited on a large flat, grassy lot with mature trees. The two-and-a-half-story Colonial Revival-style house was constructed c. 1915. The house is sited to face the Conrail railroad tracks, which bound the property to the east. A gravel driveway extends across the property from Cherry Tree Crossing Road to a gravel access road, which runs parallel to the Conrail railroad tracks. A shed and a garage are located to the rear of the property near Cherry Tree Crossing Road. A modern prefabricated shed (not surveyed) is located in the southwest corner of the property.

Dwelling

Constructed c. 1915, the two-and-a-half-story, three-bay Marion Early Bean House is designed in the Colonial Revival style with an American Foursquare form. The wood-frame structure rests on a concrete-block foundation. The original weatherboard siding has been replaced. At the time of the 1986 on-site survey, the structure was clad in asbestos shingles. Currently, the house is clad in vinyl siding with vinyl corner boards. A hipped roof with overhanging, flared eaves covers the structure. The roof is covered with asphalt shingles and has a boxed cornice. A half-hipped dormer on the façade (east elevation) has a 1-light sliding vinyl replacement window. An interior-side chimney of brick pierces the roofline; the chimney, which is clad in stucco, has no cap. There is a one-story, two-bay porch with a half-hipped roof located on the façade. The porch roof has flared eaves and a boxed cornice that replicate the roof of the main block. Tuscan columns support the porch roof. A canted bay, which projects until it is flush with the eaves, is located on the first and second stories of southern portion of the façade. Fenestration on the bay is identical between stories, each with three 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement windows with square-edged surrounds. The remainder of the façade’s first story has a single-leaf door and a 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement window. The northern bay on the second story has a single 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement window.

The south (side) elevation has identical fenestration on the first and second stories. The eastern bays have single 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement windows with square-edged surrounds. A canted bay runs the height of the first and second stories; similar to the canted bay on the façade, each story has three 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement windows with square-edged surrounds.

The north (side) elevation has two 1-light sliding vinyl-sash windows visible at the basement-level. The first story has two standard-sized, symmetrically placed 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement windows with square-edged surrounds. A smaller 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement window is asymmetrically located between them. The second story of the north elevation has two standard-sized, symmetrically placed 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement windows with square-edged surrounds.

The fenestration on the west (rear) elevation is only visible on the second story due to an addition. The second story features two asymmetrical 1/1 vinyl-sash replacement windows with square-edged surrounds.

There is a one-story, shed-roofed addition located on the west (rear) elevation of the main block. The addition, as evidenced by its form and materials, was constructed c. 1940. This addition was originally an open porch. The porch, constructed of wood framing, has been clad in vinyl siding. Two small 1/1 vinyl-sash windows are located on the west (rear) elevation and flank a single-leaf door and a standard-size 1/1 vinyl-sash window. Paired 1/1 vinyl-sash windows with squared-edged surrounds are located on both the north and south (side) elevations of the addition. The single-leaf door provides access to a small wood deck with a wood balustrade. The interior of the house was not accessible at the time of the on-site survey.

Shed

A one-story, one-bay shed is located in the northwest corner of the property. The materials and form of the shed suggest it was built c. 1940. The wood-frame shed is set on a concrete-block foundation. The structure is clad in pressed metal sheets that mimic rock-faced concrete blocks. The shed-roofed structure has wood corner boards and a wood frieze board. The roof, which is covered in asphalt shingles, has wide overhanging eaves. The shed has a single standard-sized door opening on the east elevation. The interior of the shed was not accessible at the time of the on-site survey.

Garage

The wood-frame garage, constructed c. 1930 as evidenced by its design and materials, is one story in height and one bay in width. The structure is clad in vertical wood board and covered by a front-gabled roof with asphalt shingles. The eaves of the roof overhang. The gable end has board-and-batten siding. The garage has a door opening on the façade (east elevation). The opening indicates it was a sliding wood door but there is no longer a door. The interior of the garage was not accessible at the time of the on-site survey.

Integrity

The Marion Early Bean House retains a moderate level of integrity. The only alterations made to the Marion Early Bean House have been the replacement of its original wood siding and windows with synthetic materials and the enclosure of a rear porch. Although the integrity of the house’s materials has been compromised, it conveys sufficient integrity of location, setting, association, feeling, workmanship, and design to convey the architectural qualities that make it an excellent example of the Colonial Revival style and the American Foursquare form.

The shed and garage retain a moderate level of integrity including their integrity of design, materials, workmanship, location, feeling, setting, and association.

The Marion Early Bean House and property retains an overall moderate level of integrity.

8. Significance Inventory No. PG: 85A-032-28

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below

   1600-1699    agriculture    economics    health/medicine    performing arts

   1700-1799    archeology    education    industry    philosophy

   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    other:      

Specific dates c. 1915, c. 1940 Architect/Builder Unknown

Construction dates c. 1915, c. 1940

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 Marion Early Bean House, located at 13902 Cherry Tree Crossing Road, was constructed c. 1915 and is significant for its architecture and its association with the Early family. The Early family was a prominent Brandywine family that played a pivotal role in the community’s development. The dwelling is modest in comparison with the high-style Queen Anne dwelling Marion Early Bean’s brother constructed on the lots directly south of hers. Although modest, the Marion Early Bean House is an excellent example of both the Colonial Revival style and the American Foursquare form, which were highly popular in the United States.

Historic Context

The Marion Early Bean House is located in Brandywine, a small community located in the southern portion of Prince George’s County. Prior to the Civil War (1861-1865), a store and a post office existed in Brandywine. The store and post office were enterprises of the Early family, the oldest settlers in the area.[1] According to the 1861 Martenet Map of Prince George’s County, William Early, Marion Early’s father, had a farm and house located one mile east of the present-day Early Store (PG: 85A-032-11) located at 14134 Brandywine Road.[2] Construction of the Baltimore and Potomac and the Southern Maryland and Point Lookout railroads after the Civil War spurred substantial development in Brandywine.[3] The business opportunities associated with the railroad prompted Early to purchase a 42-acre tract of land known as Widow’s Trouble.[4] The tract of land, located both north and south of Brandywine Road, ran parallel to the railroad tracks. Early constructed the main block of his general store in 1872 and ran it until his death in 1890.[5]

After Early’s death, the property was subdivided amongst his sons. The store continued to operate under the management of his son, Charles Early, and his son-in-law, James A. Bean, and was renamed the Bean and Early Store. After the property was subdivided, three of the Early children had houses built on the lots located directly north of the general store. Marion and James Bean constructed a Colonial Revival-style American Foursquare c. 1915. The house was sited just north of a Queen Anne-style house built for her brother, William Berry Early.[6]

James Bean lived on the property until 1973. After Marion Bean’s death c. 1960, James Bean and Margaret Blandford assumed joint ownership of the property. Shortly after James Beans’ death, Margaret Blandford transferred ownership to her son Roland Blandford. The Blandfords continue to own the property.[7]

9. Major Bibliographical References Inventory No. PG: 85A-032-28

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|Historic Contexts in Prince George’s County Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1991: 8. |

|Martenet, Simon J. Martenet's Map of Prince George’s County, Maryland. Baltimore: Simon J. Martenet, 1861. |

|Pearl, Susan G. “Marion Early Bean House” (PG: 85A-032-28), Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form, 1986. |

|Pearl, Susan G. “William H. Early and Co. Store” (PG: 85A-032-11), Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form, 1985. |

|Prince George’s County Land Records. |

10. Geographical Data

Acreage of surveyed property 1,864 sq. ft.

Acreage of historical setting 42 acres

Quadrangle name Brandywine Quadrangle scale: 1:24,000

Verbal boundary description and justification

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|The Marion Early Bean House is bounded to the east by the Conrail Railroad tracks. Two residential properties border the lot to the north and south. The house |

|at 13902 Cherry Tree Crossing Road was constructed on four lots: 13, 14, 25, 26. Since its construction, the house has been assoicated with Parcel 210 on Tax |

|Map 145. |

11. Form Prepared by

name/title Elizabeth Breiseth and Paul Weishar, Architectural Historians

organization EHT Traceries, Incorporated date October 2007

street & number 1121 5th 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

DHCD/DHCP

100 Community Place

Crownsville, MD 21032-2023

410-514-7600

Chain of Title

Deed 101:153 Georgia Early (widow) et al. (heirs of Charles S. Early) to James A. Bean

June 27, 1914

Deed 2517: 373 James A. Bean (widower) to Mary E. Harne (unmarried)

December 10, 1960

Deed 2517: 375 Mary E. Harne to James A. Bean and Margaret B. Blandford (joint tenants)

December 14, 1960

Deed 7075: 337 Margaret B. Blandford (James A. Bean pre-deceased in 1973) to Roland B.

May 31, 1988 Blandford (upon the provision that he provide Margaret Blandford with a life

estate on the property)

Deed 7171: 337 Roland B. and Margaret B. Blandford (life tenant) to Roland B. and Karen

December 7, 1988 S. Blandford (his wife) reserving a life estate to Margaret Blandford

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Photo: Marion Early Bean House, view of the façade (east elevation), looking west.

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Photo: Marion Early Bean House, view of the southeast corner, looking northwest.

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Photo: Marion Early Bean House, view of the northwest corner, looking southeast.

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Photo: Shed, view of the façade (east elevation), looking west.

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

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[1] Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Historic Contexts in Prince George’s County (1991), 8.

[2] 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).

[3] Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Historic Contexts in Prince George’s County (1991), 8.

[4] Georgia Early (widow) et al. (heirs of Charles S. Early) to James A. Bean, Prince George’s County Land Records, 101:153.

[5] Susan G. Pearl, “William H. Early and Co. Store,” (PG: 85A-32-11) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 8:1.

[6] Susan G. Pearl, “Marion Early Bean House,” (PG: 85A-032-28) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1986), 8:1.

[7] Prince George’s County Land Records, 2517: 375, 7075: 337, and 7171: 337.

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