Ocean Hall

Ocean Hall is a historic house located in Bushwood, St. Mary's County, Maryland, U.S. The house is believed to have been built in 1703. Successive alterations were made to the initial structure in the early 18th, late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the exterior porches were added. Of the original house only the Flemish bond brick exterior walls remain.

Ocean Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ocean Hall
Nearest city	Bushwood, Maryland
Coordinates	38°17′1″N 76°48′10″W
Built	1703
Architect	Robert Slye
NRHP reference No.	73002170[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1973

It is believed that when the interior was rebuilt (or extensively altered) about 1725, the floor plan configuration was a hall and parlor, a two-room plan typical of this region throughout the early 18th centuries. Decorative details include paneling, molded chair-rails, and a Federal mantel.[2]

Ocean Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. J. Richard Rivoire and Christopher Owen (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ocean Hall" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

• Ocean Hall, St. Mary's County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-323, "Ocean Hall, Bushwood, St. Mary's County, MD", 17 photos, 9 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page