Bowlingly

Bowlingly (its original spelling was 'Bolingly' - the 'w' was only added in the mid 20th century), also known as Neale's Residence and The Ferry House, is a historic home located at Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a large brick dwelling house constructed in 1733. The original house is a two-story brick structure that is seven bays long and one room deep, with flush brick chimneys at either end of the pitched gable roof. The house was pillaged by the British during the War of 1812. At dawn on August 13, 1813, a flotilla of English ships landed at Bowlingly's wharf. The British troops severely damaged the house before encountering the local militia.[2]

Bowlingly
Bowlingly as it appeared when photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey
LocationOff MD 18, Queenstown, Maryland
Coordinates38°59′36″N 76°9′30″W
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built1733 (1733)
Built byHawkins, Ernault
NRHP reference No.72001458[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1972

The property was named "Bolingly" in the original 1658 grant to immigrant James Bowling.[3]

Bowlingly as seen from the road in 2007

Bowlingly was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. MHT Staff and Mrs. W. Randolph Burgess (May 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bowlingly" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Maryland State Archives, Lib. Q:178, 253; 5:71-2.


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