Grassland, human settlement in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Grassland is a historic plantation in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The site features a three-part brick house built around 1853 and auxiliary structures including a stone smokehouse, remains of a summer kitchen, and ruins of a bank barn used for storage and animal care.
The site was established as a plantation around 1853 and reflects antebellum building styles. The main house was constructed in phases over time, while workers built auxiliary structures to support farming operations and daily life on the property.
The name Grassland refers to the open fields that define the property. The site reflects how enslaved and free workers lived and labored on a Maryland plantation, with structures built for cooking, food storage, and daily tasks still present on the grounds.
The site is accessible by appointment and managed by the Grassland Foundation, which has protected it since 1989. Visitors should know that the buildings are currently in poor condition with overgrown vegetation, so care is needed when exploring the grounds.
The three-part brick house displays a rare construction method where sections were added over several years. This phase-by-phase expansion shows how plantation owners gradually enlarged their homes as economic conditions allowed.
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