Prince George's County Tricentennial

Prince George's County:
Over 300 years of History

Snow Hill
13209 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel vicinity (M-NCPPC) Built circa 1800 -- Snow Hill is a 2-1/2-story brick plantation house of Georgian plan but with gambrel roof. Its brick walls are laid in Flemish bond, and the interior has fine Federal-style trim. The house was built for Samuel Snowden of the prominent iron manufacturing family, just before his death in 1801. It incorporated surviving parts of an earlier house destroyed by fire.

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 used without author's permission.

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These pages were created as a part of the 1996 PG County Tricentennial celebration. Additional history resources are listed on the bibliography page. These pages are not being updated. They are now located on the Prince George's County Historical Society's web site. Contact links: web site manager - Society information. You can search the entire site through this search form.: