Butler House (Oxon Hill, Maryland)

The Butler House was a historic home of importance to local African American history and located at Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Henry Alexander Butler, a free African American man from Charles County, moved with his family to the property in 1853, and the property has been continuously associated with the Butler family. Henry Butler became a Reconstruction era community leader, serving as trustee of the nearby Freedmen's Bureau school. The Butler House was a ​2 1⁄2-story, one room deep wood-frame and log residence covered in cast stone. It sat in a secluded, forested area, adjacent to the Oxon Hill Children's Farm.[2] As of December 2010, the house is in a severely dilapidated condition. In 2020 the house collapsed and the property was sold in 2019.

Butler House
Butler House, December 2010
Location6403 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Coordinates38°48′24″N 77°0′13″W
Area9.4 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1853
ArchitectButler, Henry Alexander
MPSAfrican-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland
NRHP reference No.05000147 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 2005

The Butler House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Betty Bird, Julie Darsie (August 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Butler House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2015-08-01.


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