Wye Hall, Historic plantation house in Queenstown, United States
Wye Hall is a Georgian Revival house at 505 Wye Hall Drive on the north side of the eastern point of Wye Island, in rural southern Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Built in 1936 to a design by Tilden, Register and Pepper, it stands on a series of landscaped terraces at the site of William Paca's plantation mansion.
Wye Hall stands on the site of the plantation mansion of William Paca, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Maryland. That residence burned down in 1879. The present Georgian Revival house was built in 1936 to a design by Tilden, Register and Pepper for businessman William Stillwell. The University of Maryland, College Park later conducted archaeological work there, and the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Wye Hall stands on the site of William Paca's plantation mansion, and the Paca family cemetery is also on the grounds. The University of Maryland, College Park carried out archaeological work there, and the property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
This is a private residence and not open to the public for visits. The property received National Register of Historic Places recognition in November 2015.
The Paca family cemetery also lies on the grounds, and the University of Maryland, College Park carried out archaeological work at the site. The present house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
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