Pleasant Fields

Pleasant Fields is an historic home in Laytonsville,[1] Montgomery County, Maryland.[3] It is also known as the Henry Chew Gaither House.[1]

Pleasant Fields
Alternative namesHenry Chew Gaither House[1]
General information
Address4615 Sundown Road[2]
Town or cityLaytonsville, Maryland[2]

Maryland politicians William Lingan Gaither and Henry Chew Gaither both lived here and are buried on the grounds.[1][3]

The house has a sister house in the vicinity, built by the same builder, Ephraim Gaither. Clover Hill (Brookeville, Maryland)

References

  1. "William Lingan Gaither (1813-1858) MSA SC 3520-1594". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. Owens, Christopher (8 November 1974). "Pleasant Fields" (PDF). Maryland Historic Trust Worksheet. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. Farquhar, Roger Brooke (1952). Historic Montgomery County, Maryland,: Old Homes and History. p. 245-7.

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