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William Hopkins House (Clay Adams Farmhouse)

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Last Updated: 02-18-2004

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William Hopkins House East Nobles Mill Rd. Darlington, Md. 21034

SUMMARY

A typical el-shaped clapboard farmhouse with a center front gable and five-bay wide principal facade, the William Hopkins house was built around 1865 by William Hopkins. It was in that year that Hopkins purchased 78 acres of the tracts "Bachelors Good Luck" and "Jones Venture" from Joshua Hopkins. The 1858 shows no building here; the 1878 Martenet's Map indicates that William Hopkins owned a structure in this location.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST HA-332

MAGI # 1303322504

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

6NAME HISTORIC

Clay Adams Farmhouse AND/OR COMMON

William Hopkins House

IJLOCATION

·~est5T~'fd~Ngr 0~ast Nobles Mill Road, east of intersection with Nobles Mill Rd., nr. Darling---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ton

~ITY TOWN uarl rngton ~TATE Maryland

DcLAss1FICATION

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP _DISTRICT ::;?.:' B LI C 6ulLDING(SI _PRIVATE

_STRUCTURE _BOTH

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STATUS

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_WORK IN PROGRESS

_SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _QBJECT _IN PROCESS _YES. RESTRICTED

_BEING CONSIDERED _YES: UNRESTRICTED

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DOWNER OF PROPERTY

NAJ,,1£ G "d 1

II DESCRIPTION CONDITION

_EXCELLENT _DETERIORATED

~OOD _RUINS _FAIR _UNEXPOSED

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~ALTERED _ALTERED

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_ORIGINAL SITE

_MOVED DATE---

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT ANO ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN} PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This 2-story, frame clapboard house with a center front gable is located on the west side of East Nobles Mill Road.

Set on a low stone foundation, the house is el-shaped: the main portion, 5 bays by 2 bays, on the east; and, on the west, a series of structures in a variation of the telescope plan - closest to the front, a 2-story 2 bay long and 1 room deep, gable-roofed wing; in the center, a 2-story shed-roofed addition,. the latter 2 sections spanned by a shed-roofed porch on the south; and, on the westernmost end, a one-story shed-roofed addition. Windows have 6/6 sash and narrow beaded trim.

Facing east, the main section has exposed eaves and 2 interior end brick chimneys, with single projecting bric~ courses near the tops. A 1-story, hip-roofed porch spans the east facade, which has a c:~ntral entrance and windows arranged symmetrically in the 5 bays; the center gable contains a round-arched window. The 1st floor bays contain casement windows, and the entrance with a cornice of pierced design above the door has a transom and sidelights. There is an entrance to the basement in the south end of this section, and another entrance in the center bay of the west side.

In the ell, the easternmost section with a raked cornice has an interior end brick chimney and an entrance in the center bay of' the south side.

The rear or westernmost addition has an entrance in the center bay of the west end flanked by 6-light windows.

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II SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

_PREHISTORIC _ARCHEOLOliY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING

_ 1400-1499 _ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION

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A typical el-shaped clapborad farmhouse with a center front gable and a 5 bay-wide principal facade, the William Hopkins house was built around 1865 by William Hopkins, son of Joseph Hopkins. In that year William Hopkins paid $4025 for 78 acres of "Bachelors Good Luck" and "Jones Venture" owned by Joshua Hopkins. This farm 2ad been willed to Joshua and William Hopkins by their father, Samuel Hopkins, in 1832.

When Joshua Hopkins took out a mortgage on this property, it was described as "subject to the life estate of Joseph Hopkins, a lunatic or idiot"~ so Joseph may have been a third son of Samuel Hopkins.

The 1858 Jennings & Herrick Map shows no structure in this location, but the 1878 -·1artenet 1 s Map indicates that William Hopkins had a building in or near this location.

1. WHO Liber 16, Folio 103 ER WG Liber 6, Folio 83

2. Will Records TSB Liber 16, Folio 396 3. AlJ Liber 9, Folio 75

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Land, will and equity records of Harford County 1858 Jennings & Herrick Map 1878 Martenet 1 s Map

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LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUNTY

mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE

Natalie Shivers ORGANIZATION

Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning DATE

8/80 STREET & NUMBER 7ELt'.PH0i'4E

45 South Main Street 838-6000 ext. 207 CITY OR TOWN STATE

Bel Air Maryland 21014

The .:.1aryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be foun~ in the J>....:1notR ted Cede of Mary land, Article 41, .:>ect i ~:m 131 K.ri, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe-ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (301) 267-1438

PS• 1108

l. 932/792

2. GRG 449/485

3. GRG 373/53

4. GRG 336/47

5. GCB 259/269

swc 251/388

7. JAR 162/98

8. JAR 158/311

9. JAR 147 /94

10. WSF 90/157

WILLIAM HOPKINS HOUSE - HA-332 and

ADAMS BLACKSMITH SHOP - HA-334

July 26, 1973

Nov. 29, 1955

May 9, 1952

Oct 31, 1949

March l, 1940

June 15, 1938

Dec. 27, 1918

Jan. 17, 1918

Dec. 16, 1914

Jan. 30, 1897

TITLE SEAR CH

Grantor: Grantee: Acreage:

Clay and Anna Mae Adams Richard L. and Dixie L. Greider 70.86 A.

Grantor: Charles C. and Ada Lee Vaughn Hugh C. & Isabell Vaughn

Grantee: Clay and Anna Mae Adams

Grantor: Vernon L. and Evelyn H. Coale Grantee: Charles C. and Hugh C. Vaughn

Grantee: Margaret Duncan & Calvin Mace Travers Grantee: Vernon L. & Evelyn H. Coale Acreage: 75 A.

Grantor: Grantee: Sum: Acreage:

Grantor: Grantee: Acreage:

Grantor: Grantee: Sum: Acreage:

Grantor:

Grantee: Sum:

Grantor: Grantee:

Sum: Acreage:

Grantor: Grantee: Sum: Acreage:

Luther G. & Hessie M. Settle Margaret Rose Duncan Assumption of $3000 mort. 75 A. "Bachelors Good Luck", "Jones Venture"

E. Frank Warden Luther G. & Hessie M. Settle 75 acres; "Bachelor's Good Luck", "Jones Venture"

Robert L. & Vera J. Choate E. Frank and Chloe Warden $6850 "Bachelor's Good Luck", "Jones Venture" = 75 A.

Charles L. and Mary B. Couch Charles R. and Ruth I. Couch Robert L. Choate $2250

Mary E. and William J. Dickinson Charles L. Couch Charles R. Couch $3750 75 A.

Wakeman H. & Florrie H. Scott Mary E. Dickinson $3200 $75 A.

(See continuation Sheet #1)

11 . ALJ 68/301

12. ER ~~SF 79/109

13. WHO 16/103

Continuation Sheet #1

WILLIAM HOPKINS HOUSE - HA-332 and

ADAMS BLACKSMITH SHOP - HA-334

Sept. 8, 1890

May 5, 1890

May 20, 1865

Title Search

Granter: James 0. & Angelina V. Gorrell J. Thomas C. Hopkins, trustee

(Wakeman H. Scott vs. Ellen Hopkins et al) 2nd part: Angelina V. Gorrell, Florrie H. Scott Sum: $6000 3rd part: Florrie H. Scott Sum: $4000 Acreage: 75 A.

Wakeman H. & Florrie H. Scott vs. Ellen Hopkins et al Settlement of estate of William Hopkins of Joseph

Granter: Henry C. Stump Grantee: William Hopkins of Joseph Sum: $4025 Equity case Joshua Hopkins vs. Edward M. Chew et al Acreage: Land decreed to be sold

14. ER WG 6/83 Feb. 23, 1863 Joshua Hopkins vs. Edward M. Chew et al Joshua Hopkins owns "Bachelors Good Luck" and "Jones Venture" = 78 A.

15. ALJ 9/75 (Mort)

16. Will Records TSBS/396

Sold to Henry C. Stump for $4025

Mortgagor: Mortgagee: Sum: Acreage:

Joshua Hopkins Gerard Gover of Balto. City $8000 "Bachelor's Good Luck", "Jones Venture" 78 A 3r Sp

(subject to life estate of Joseph Hopkins, a lunatic or idiot vis a vis will of Samuel Hopkins)

Will of Samuel Hopkins 1832 to 2 sons Joshua and Wm. 2/3 of all my land during the life of their mother, Sarah, then all land

Form 10-300 (De c. 1968)

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MARYLAND 12. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICAHON NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION

As the dc:s iRnated Stine L iaison Ofricer for the Na-

t1onol Historic Preservation Act or 1966 (Public Low I herebv certify that this properly is Included in the

89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Netiona 1 Register.

in the National Register and cer\lfy that it has been

evaluated according to the criteria end proceciires set

forth bv the Nalloiul Perk Service. The recommended Chief, OU1co of Archeology and Hrsroric Preservarion

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