Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Historic ...€¦ · Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG: 68-002 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form 1. Name of Property

Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG: 68-002

Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form

1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Walker-Mowatt Mill Site

other

2. Location

street and number Paint Branch Parkway at Kenilworth Avenue, within Anacostia River Park not for publication

city, town Riverdale X vicinity

county Prince George's County

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners) name Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

street and number 6600 Kenilworth Avenue telephone

city, town Riverdale state MD zip code 20737-1314

4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Courthouse liber 2437 folio 333

city, town Upper Marlboro tax map 42 tax parcel 3 tax ID number 19 2148575

5. Primary Location of Additional Data Contributing Resource in National Register District

Contributing Resource in Local Historic District

Determined Eligible for the National Register/Maryland Register

Determined Ineligible for the National Register/Maryland Register

Recorded by HABS/HAER

Historic Structure Report or Research Report at MHT

X Other: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's County Planning Department

6. Classification

Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count district X public agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing building(s) private commerce/trade recreation/culture buildings structure both defense religion 1 sites X site domestic social structures object education transportation objects funerary work in progress 0 1 Total government unknown health care X vacant/not in use Number of Contributing Resources industry other: previously listed in the Inventory

1

7. Description Inventory No. PG: 68-002

Condition

excellent deteriorated

good X ruins

fair altered

Prepare both a one-paragraph summary and a comprehensive description of the resource and its various elements as it exists today.

The Walker-Mowatt Mill Site is located along the east side of the Paint Branch Creek in Anacostia River Park, Maryland. This 16.42-acre parcel is west of the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue (MD 201) and Paint Branch Parkway. This parcel, designated as Parcel 3, was part of the tract of land known as the “Old Mill Tract.” However, Prince George’s County’s GIS mapping documents the mill as being located southwest of the intersection on Parcel 4. It is possible that this mill was located on Parcel 4 as it is adjacent to Parcel 3 and both were owned by Charles B. Calvert in the mid-nineteenth century. Paint Branch Creek was dry at the time of the 2007 on-site survey, so access to along the bank was possible. Approximately 100 feet to the east of the streambed is a small hill where scattered pieces of concrete, stone, and wood remain on the hill, indicating it may have been the site of the Walker-Mowatt Mill. MILL According to research conducted in 1973 by Michael F. Dwyer, the Walker-Mowatt Mill was a small wood-frame building with a water wheel.1 The mill is no longer extant; during the 2007 on-site survey the site included remnants of concrete, stone, and wood, which may be associated with this mill site. INTEGRITY The Walker-Mowatt Mill Site does not retain sufficient integrity to convey its significance as an example of a nineteenth-century mill in Prince George’s County. The site, located along a dry streambed, is indistinguishable from the surrounding bank and has lost its integrity of materials, design, workmanship, association, and feeling. This site may have potential to yield archeological information related to nineteenth-century mills.

1 Michael F. Dwyer, “Walker/Mowatt Mill-Site,” (PG: 68-2) Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form for State Historic Sites Survey (1973), 7:1.

8. Significance Inventory No. PG: 68-002

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below

1600-1699 agriculture economics health/medicine performing arts

1700-1799 archeology education X industry philosophy

X 1800-1899 architecture engineering invention politics/government

1900-1999 art entertainment/ landscape architecture religion

2000- commerce recreation law science

communications ethnic heritage literature social history

community planning exploration/ maritime history transportation

conservation settlement military X other: Local History

Specific dates c. 1860 Architect/Builder Unknown Construction dates c. 1860 Evaluation for: National Register Maryland Register not evaluated Prepare a one-paragraph summary statement of significance addressing applicable criteria, followed by a narrative discussion of the history of the resource and its context. (For compliance projects, complete evaluation on a DOE Form – see manual.)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Walker-Mowatt Mill, no longer extant, exemplifies the diversity of economic activity in Prince George’s County during the mid-nineteenth century. Although never a dominant form of economic activity for the tobacco-producing county, grist mills were significant ancillary industries. Little is known about the operations of the mill and its subsequent demolition. However, the operators of the mill may have left an archeological record. Currently, the Walker-Mowatt Mill Site is located at the north end of Anacostia River Park, east of the Paint Branch Creek. The property’s importance as an archeological site could not be determined at the time of the 2007 on-site survey. This site no longer retains sufficient above-ground integrity to convey its significance as part of the county’s nineteenth-century industrial and economic history. HISTORIC CONTEXT Situated on the east bank of Paint Branch Creek, the Walker-Mowatt Mill Site is located east of University Park, south of Berwyn Heights, west of the Baltimore Washington Parkway, and north of Riverdale and Bladensburg. Although considered a “country mill,” the Walker-Mowatt Mill was prosperous due to its location near Bladensburg. Originally known as Garrison’s Landing, Bladensburg was an important port, shipping flour and tobacco. By the early nineteenth century, silting of the river made the water unnavigable. The proximity of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad may have allowed the Walker-Mowatt Mill to be more accessible and, subsequently, more prosperous.2 According to research conducted in 1973, “Walker and Cross owned the mill during the 1860s. Nicholas Stevens (of Bostwick) owned the mill in the 1870s.”3 The mill was documented on the 1878 Hopkins Map, with Stevens’s dwelling located to the east.4 However, none of these men appeared during chain-of-title research.5

2 Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Prince George’s County Planning Department, Historic Sites and

Districts Plan (1992), B-4. 3 Dwyer, “Walker/Mowatt Mill-Site,” 8:1. No information was found for Walker or Cross; neither could be located in the federal census. 4 G.M. Hopkins, Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington, Including the County of Prince George Maryland (Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1878).

Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Inventory No. PG: 68-002 Historic Properties Form

Walker-Mowatt Mill Site Continuation Sheet

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Furthermore, research in 1975 states that “the Mowatts were the last private owners of the mill” and owned the mill during the early twentieth century.6 However, recent chain of title research indicates that no members of the Mowatt family were documented as owning this property. The Walker and Mowatt families were likely the operators of this mill, not the owners. The land on which this site is located, as well as a majority of the surrounding area, was originally owned by Charles B. Calvert, who owned Parcel 3 and Parcel 4. Calvert, a descendant of Lord Baltimore, descended from one of the nation’s oldest families (among them the Stiers of Riversdale). Calvert was born in Riverdale, Maryland in 1808. A graduate of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1827, Calvert engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock breeding. Calvert was a member of the State house of delegates in 1839, 1843, and 1844 and one of the early advocates for the establishment of the United States Department of Agriculture. He served as a Unionist to the thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 through March 3, 1863). Although Calvert aspired to be a successful land developer, he is best known for establishing the Maryland Agricultural College in the 1850s. This small college would evolve to become the University of Maryland. The current 16.42-acre property (Parcel 3) is composed of two parcels that were joined under the ownership of Edwin G. Paul at the beginning of the twentieth century. The first parcel, (A), which traces back to the platting of Lakeland, will be discussed first. Next, the second parcel, (B), which traces back to Charles B. Calvert, will be discussed. Finally, the property’s history will be followed from the ownership of Edwin G. Paul when these two parcels were joined. Parcel (A)

Lakeland was developed as a late-nineteenth-century resort community in northwest Prince George’s County, northwest of the Walker-Mowatt Mill site. Edwin A. Newman, a Washington DC-based real estate developer, platted the community of Lakeland in 1890.7 Newman designed the community as an exclusive resort area, which would be conveniently located to both Lake Artemesia and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.8 Newman called the community Lakeland, “on account of the beautiful lake which is to form a delightful feature of its landscape. This lake will cover an area of seven acres, will be fifteen feet deep, and is to be named Lake Artemesia in honor of Mrs. [Clara Artemesia] Newman.”9 The lake was originally dug as a gravel extraction pit in the 1860s by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Water for the lake was supplied by more than a hundred springs and a pipe that brought water from the Paint Branch Creek to Lake Artemesia. Newman created

5 At the time of the 1870 census, Nicholas Stevens, born 1838, worked as a carpenter and lived with his wife Maria who was born c. 1842. The couple resided in Talbot County, Maryland, with their young daughter Nannie. 6 Several Mowatt families/family members appear in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 census; it could not be determined which family owned the mill. 7 Prince George’s County Land Records, Circuit Court, Plat Book BB 5:51. 8 Susan Pearl, “Lakeland (Rosenwald) School (PG: 66-13),” Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1993), 8:1. 9 “Outside of the City Limits,” The Washington Post, 19 April 1891.



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a park around the lake and stocked the lake with 10,000 black bass and provided residents with “pleasure boats.” By April 1891, more than 72 people purchased property in Lakeland and had made over $135,000 in improvements.10 Newman quickly improved the area by installing gas lights, curbs, gutters, wooden sidewalks, and dirt streets.11 In 1892, Newman conveyed Lot 9 in Block 4 to John H. Flanagan.12 In 1895, Flanagan conveyed the property, as well as additional lots in Lakeland, to Charles W. Leannarda.13 Charles Leannarda, born 1846, lived with his younger wife Fannie and their five children in Washington, DC.14 Here Leannarda operated a hotel, though its name and location are not known. In 1897, the property was conveyed back to the Flanagans.15 The Flanagans owned the property until 1901 when the conveyed only Lot 9 in Block 4 to Emil A.H. Rinck for $400. Rinck was a policeman, residing in Washington, DC.16 In 1902, following the death of Emil Rinck, the property was conveyed to Louise H. Rinck.17 Information related to Louise H. Rinck could not be located. In 1903, Rinck conveyed the property to John H. Soule.18 John H. Soule (born 1842) resided with his wife Hellen and daughter Edith in Washington, DC, where Soule was a pension attorney. In 1904, John Soule conveyed the property, now consisting of 14 acres, to his daughter Edith.19 It is possible that these 14 acres of Lakeland did not develop as originally expected. Edith Soule immediately sold the property to Frederick G. Knipfel.20 No information related to the Knipfels could be located. The Knipfels conveyed the property to Edwin G. Paul in 1905.21

10 “Outside of the City Limits,” The Washington Post, 19 April 1891. 11 George Denny, Jr., Proud Past, Promising Future: Cities and Towns in Prince George’s County, Maryland (Brentwood, MD: George D. Denny, Jr., 1997), 118. 12 Edwin A. Newman to John H. Flanagan, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB 20:456. 13 John H. Flanagan and Minnie F. Flanagan to Charles W. Leannarda, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB 31:784. 14 1900 U.S. Federal Census, District of Columbia, Series T623, Roll 162, Page 21A, Enumeration District 91, Charles Leannarda. 15 Charles Leannarda and Fannie Leannarda to John and Minnie Flanagan, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB 40:53. 16 1890 City Directory, Washington, D.C. City Directory, 1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Washington, D. C. City Directory, 1890. Washington, D.C.: R. L. Polk Co., 1890. 17 Estate of Emil H. Rinck to Louise H. Rinck, Will, April 19, 1902. 18 Louise H. Rinck to John H. Soule, Prince George's County Land Records, 11:487. 19 John H. Soule to Edith M. Soule, Prince George's County Land Records, 14:169. 20 Edith M. Soule to Frederick G. Knipfel, Prince George's County Land Records, 19:162. 21 Frederick G. Knipfel and Rose Knipfel to Edwin G. Paul, Prince George's County Land Records, 24:43.



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Parcel (B)

In 1856, Charles N. Calvert, serving as executor of Charles B. Calvert’s estate, conveyed the property to Richard G. Graf.22 Information related to Richard G. Graf could not be located. Graf conveyed the property to Dr. Charles A. Wells and Mary L. Wells.23 The Wellses sold the property to Thomas E. Dant and Mary Dant in 1869.24 The transaction consisted of 64 acres. Dant, born 1835, and his wife, born 1845, lived in Washington, DC with their five children and Thomas’s mother. Dant was employed as a hackman.25 In 1887, the Dants conveyed the property to Eugene M. O’Neill for $2,500.26 O’Neill was born in Ireland in 1851. He and his wife, Emma, lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1891, 62 acres were sold to David Montgomery Nesbit for $6,200.27 Nesbit, born in 1843, was a real estate broker who brokered many of the land sales in this area of Prince George's County. The Walker-Mowatt Mill site was certainly an investment property for Nesbit, as it had been for many of the previous owners. In 1893, Nesbit served as the mortgager of the property for Frederick J. Brown.28 Brown acted as the trustee for the estate of Charles Waters when he purchased this property from Nesbit. The property was purchased for $5,000. In 1907, following a defaulted mortgage, the property was conveyed by the trustee of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company to Edwin G. Paul.29 Parcel (A +B)

Edwin G. Paul, born 1864 in Pennsylvania, resided in Prince George’s County with his wife, Alice and their daughter, also named Alice. Paul worked as a chief clerk in the newly formed United States Bureau of Reclamation. This agency, formed in 1902, is under the U.S. Department of the Interior within the U.S. Geological Survey and oversees water resource management. “Mr. Edwin G. Paul maintained river stations within convenient reach of the city of Washington, these being mainly in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.”30 Paul’s interest in this property, with its access to the Paint Branch, was understandable.

22 Charles N. Calvert, Executor of Charles B. Calvert, to Richard G. Graf, Prince George's County Land Records. 23 The deed between Calvert and Graf could not be located; the date of the sale between Graf and Wells was not determined. 24 Charles and Mary Wells to Thomas and Mary Dant, Prince George's County Land Records, HB 3:26. 25 1880 U.S. Federal Census, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Series T9, Roll 124, Family History Film 1254124, Page 122.2000, Enumeration District 75, Image 0248, Thomas Dant. 26 Thomas Dant to Eugene O’Neil, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB 7:426. 27 Eugene O’Neill to David M. Nesbit, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB 19:576. 28 David M. Nesbit to Frederick J. Brown, Prince George's County Land Records, JWB 25:792. 29 Safe Deposit and Trust Company to Edwin G. Paul, Prince George's County Land Records, 31:257. 30 Department of the Interior, Twenty-Fourth Annual Report, 1902-3, p. 182.



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In 1924, the Pauls conveyed 17.32 acres to Frederica Leverone.31 That same day, Leverone received a mortgage from Alice Paul.32 Leverone, born in Italy, resided in Washington, DC with her two sons, Anthony P., Louis S., and daughter, Serafina M.33 In 1933 Frederica Leverone defaulted on her mortgage. This property was sold May 3 at a public auction for $510 to Doris N. Wolf.34 That same day, Wolf conveyed the property to Anthony P. Leverone.35 Wolf was a real estate agent who purchased high-priced real estate in Washington, DC. In 1932 Wolf acted as trustee in the purchase of the Harvard Hall building, located at 1560 Harvard Street, NW, and the Valley Vista building, located at 2032 Belmont Street, NW. It is not known why Wolf purchased this property at auction and the same day sold it. It is possible that the property was a purchased solely as a money-making exercise, or she was working as a purchasing agent for Leverone. The Anthony P. Leverone family resided in Berwyn, where Leverone worked as a gardener on a truck farm. Berwyn at this time was occupied by middle-class workers who were employed as gardeners, laundrymen, teachers, and repairmen. The Leverones probably saw this property as an investment tool that would yield returns if ever developed. Yet in 1934, Anthony P. Leverone and Ida J. Leverone conveyed the property to Ernest F. Williams and E. Lodge Hill.36 Both Williams and Hill resided in Washington, DC Ernest F. Williams, born c. 1896, was an attorney practicing in the District of Columbia. E. Lodge Hill, born c. 1874, was a prominent real estate agent. Hill represented wealthy clients who purchased high-priced real estate in the city. In 1933, Hill acted as an agent in the $400,000 purchase of The Embassy apartment building, located at 1613 Harvard Street, NW.37 In 1934, Hill once again purchased an apartment building for a client; this time an eight-story building at 1841 Columbia Road, NW for $525,000.38 It is probable that Hill and Wolf were associated within Washington, DC real estate circles. This property was probably purchased by Williams and Hill as an investment property. In 1935, Williams and Hill conveyed the property back to Anthony P. Leverone.39

31 Edwin G. Paul and Alice O. Paul to Frederica Leverone, Prince George's County Land Records, 232:60. 32 Frederica Leverone to Alice O. Paul, Prince George's County Land Records, 226:244. 33 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Precinct 1, Washington, District of Columbia, Series T624, Roll 149, Page 8B, Enumeration District 4, Image 104, Frederica Leverone. 34 T. Howard Duckett, Assignee, to Doris N. Wolf, Prince George's County Land Records, 392:345. 35 Doris N. Wolf to Anthony P. Leverone, Prince George's County Land Records, 392:346. 36 Anthony P. Leverone and Ida J. Leverone to Ernest F. Williams and E. Lodge Hill, Prince George's County Land Records, 405:57. 37 "$400,000 Paid At Public Sale Of Embassy: Apartment Building Sold at 1613 Harvard Street to E. Lodge Hill.." The Washington Post (1877-1954), August 30, 1933, http://www.proquest.com.proxy.library.cornell.edu/ (accessed January 27, 2009). 38 "Apartment Auctioned Here for $525,000." The Washington Post (1877-1954), May 27, 1934, http://www.proquest.com.proxy.library.cornell.edu/ (accessed January 27, 2009). 39 Ernest F. Williams and E. Lodge Hill to Anthony P. Leverone, Prince George's County Land Records, 435:145.



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In 1937, the Leverones conveyed the property to Arthur O. Branson and his wife, Mabel B. Branson.40 Both of the Bransons worked in a dental office and lodged in Washington, DC.41 No other information could be located regarding the Bransons. In 1937, the property was conveyed by the Bransons to Julia M. Higgins, a widow.42 No information about Higgins could be located. In 1941, Higgins conveyed the property to James Koutsos.43 Based on a lack of documentation in the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, it is plausible that James Koutsos and possibly Mrs. Koutsos immigrated to America from Greece after 1930. The Koutsos resided in Silver Spring, Maryland.44 This property was certainly an investment for the family. However, in 1962, this property was condemned and awarded to The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.45 Little is known about the operations of the mill and its demise. The dates of its closing and razing are not known, thus it is not possible to determine who was responsible for it demolition. Currently, the Walker-Mowatt Mill Site is located at the north end of Anacostia River Park, east of the Paint Branch Creek. Paint Branch Creek is a tributary for the Anacostia River, which feeds into the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. Anacostia Park is one of the largest recreation areas in the region and includes over 1,200 acres. The park includes picnic areas, basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball fields, and the Anacostia Park Pavilion which can be used for roller skating and special events. The park provides an 18-hole golf course, driving range, three concession-operated marinas, four boat clubs, and a public boat ramp providing access to the Anacostia River.46

40 Anthony and Ida Leverone to Arthur and Mabel Branson, Prince George's County Land Records, 471:331. 41 1930 U.S. Federal Census, District of Columbia, Series 298, Page 1A, Enumeration District 244, Image 1000.0, Arthur Branson. 42 Arthur and Mabel Branson to Julia M. Higgins, Prince George's County Land Records, 478:343. 43 Julia M. Higgins to James Koutsos, Prince George's County Land Records, 608:338. 44 "Eisenhower Farm Gets A Fireplace." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959), July 2, 1954, http://www.proquest.com.proxy.library.cornell.edu/ (accessed January 27, 2009). 45 The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission vs. James and Angelia Koutsos, Prince George's County Land Records, Inquisition 3390:266. 46 National Park Service, “Anacostia River Park,” http://www.nps.gov/anac/planyourvisit/things2do.htm (accessed January 23, 2008).

9. Major Bibliographical References Inventory No. PG: 68-002

1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Subscription database. Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC. http://www.ancestry.com.

Dwyer, Michael F. “Walker/Mowatt Mill-Site” Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form, 1973. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Prince George’s County Planning Department, Historic Sites and

Districts Plan, 1992. National Park Service, “Anacostia River Park,” http://www.nps.gov/anac/planyourvisit/things2do.htm. Prince George’s County Archeological Records, “Walker Mill Site,” (18PR256). Prince George’s County Land Records.

10. Geographical Data Acreage of surveyed property 16.42 Acreage of historical setting 73.61 Quadrangle name Washington East Quadrangle scale: 1:24,000 Verbal boundary description and justification

The Walker-Mowatt Mill Site, located on the eastern bank of the Paint Branch Creek Currently at the north end of Anacostia River Park, is bound on the east by Kenilworth Avenue (MD 201), to the south by Paint Branch Parkway, and to the north and west by the disc golf course. The site is believed to associated with Parcel 3 as noted on Tax Map 42.

11. Form Prepared by name/title Paul Weishar, Architectural Historian

organization EHT Traceries, Inc. for M-NCPPC date March 2009

street & number 1121 Fifth Street, NW telephone 202.393.1199

city or town Washington state DC

The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 supplement. The survey and inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringement of individual property rights.

return to: Maryland Historical Trust DHCD/DHCP 100 Community Place Crownsville, MD 21032-2023 410-514-7600



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CHAIN OF TITLE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY LAND RECORDS

Parcel 3

Portion A

Plat Plat of “Lakeland” BB 5:51 1890 Deed Edwin A. Newman to John H. Flanagan. (Lot 9 in Block 4) JWB 20:456 January 28, 1892 Deed John H. Flanagan and Minnie F. Flanagan to Charles W. Leannarda. (Lot 9 in JWB 31:784 Block 4, Lot 9 in Block 16, Lot 8 and 9 in Block 38; all in “Lakeland” February 26, 1895 subdivision) Deed Charles Leannarda and Fannie Leannarda to John and Minnie Flanagan. (Lot 9 in JWB 40:53 Block 4, Lot 9 in Block 16, Lot 8 and 9 in Block 38; all in “Lakeland” February 15, 1897 subdivision) Deed Minnie F. Flanagan and John H. Flanagan to Emil A.H. Rinck. (Lot 9 in Block 4) 2:489 May 13, 1901 Will Estate of Emil H. Rinck to Louise H. Rinck. April 19, 1902 Deed Louise H. Rinck to John H. Soule. 11:487 April 3, 1903 Deed John H. Soule to Edith M. Soule. (14 acres) 14:169 April 29, 1904



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Deed Edith M. Soule to Frederick G. Knipfel. (14 acres) 19:162 April 30, 1904 Deed Frederick G. Knipfel and Rose Knipfel to Edwin G. Paul. (14 acres) 24:43 March 9, 1905 Parcel 3

Portion B

Deed not Located Charles N. Calvert, Executor of Charles B. Calvert, to Richard G. Graf. February 10, 1856 Deed not Located Richard G. Graf and Sarah Graf to Charles A. Wells and Mary L. Wells. Deed Dr. Charles A. Wells and Mary L. Wells to Thomas E. Dant and Mary Dant. (64 HB 3:26 acres sold for $1,800) May 17, 1869 Deed Thomas E. Dant and Mary Dant to Eugene M. O’Neill. (64 acres sold for $2,500) JWB 7:426 January 6, 1887 Survey Survey by Thomas H. Latimer. July 1891 Deed Eugene M. O’Neill and Emma O’Neill to David M. Nesbit. (62 acres sold for JWB 19:576 $6,200) October 6, 1891 Mortgage David M. Nesbit, mortgager, to Frederick J. Brown, Trustee of the estate of JWB 25:792 Charles Waters. August 3, 1893



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Deed Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Trustee, to Edwin G. Paul. (62 acres; Sold at 31:257 public auction June 5, 1906 for $2,480) January 10, 1907 Parcel 3

Portion A + B

Deed Edwin G. Paul to Alice O. Paul. (76 acres) 137:295 January 17, 1919 Deed Edwin G. Paul and Alice O. Paul to Frederica Leverone. (17.32 acres) 232:60 December 23, 1924 Mortgage Frederica Leverone to Alice O. Paul. 226:244 December 23, 1924 Deed T. Howard Duckett, Assignee, to Doris N. Wolf. (17.32 acres sold at public 392:345 auction for $510) May 3, 1933 Deed Doris N. Wolf to Anthony P. Leverone. (17.32 acres) 392:346 May 3, 1933 Deed Anthony P. Leverone and Ida J. Leverone to Ernest F. Williams and E. Lodge 405:57 Hill. (17.32 acres) May 12, 1934 Deed Ernest F. Williams and E. Lodge Hill to Anthony P. Leverone. 435:145 October 30, 1935



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Deed Anthony P. Leverone and Ida J. Leverone to Arthur O. Branson and Mabel B. 471:331 Branson. (17.32 acres) April 26, 1937 Deed Arthur O. Branson and Mabel G. Branson to Julia M. Higgins, widow. 478:343 May 3, 1937 Deed Julia M. Higgins, widow, to James Koutsos. (16.42 acres) 608:338 February 27, 1941 Inquisition The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission vs. James 3390:266 Koutsos and Angelia Koutsos. (property condemned in the public interest; June 11, 1962 $48,000 in damages awarded to James and Angelia Koutsos.



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Photo: Walker-Mowatt Mill Site, looking north. (June 2007)



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Photo: Walker-Mowatt Mill Site, looking northeast. (June 2007)



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Photo: Walker-Mowatt Mill Site, looking west. (June 2007)

Documents

Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Inventory of Historic ...€¦ · Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. PG: 68-002 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form 1. Name of Property