Built in 1780s -- Compton Bassett is a 2-story, hip-roof,
stucco-covered brick plantation house with projecting pavilion, pilastered frontispiece, and fine interior detail. On
the grounds are 2 brick dependency buildings and a unique
surviving brick chapel (shown here). Compton Bassett was built for
Clement Hill, and remains the home of his descendants to
the present day. It is significant for its elegant Federal-style
devail, its rare surviving dependencies, end the prominence
of the Hill family in the Marlboro area
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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