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1. Name of Property (indicate preferred name)

historic Mallery House at Beaver Heights

other Mallery House (preferred)

2. Location

street and number 1407 Beaver Heights Lane not for publication

city, town Capitol Heights vicinity

county Prince George's

3. Owner of Property (give names and mailing addresses of all owners) name Laura W. Shumate

street and number PO Box 144 telephone

city, town Beltsville state MD zip code 20704-0144

4. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Prince George's County Land Records liber 2132 folio 17

city, town Upper Marlboro tax map 65 tax parcel n/a tax ID number 2095578, 2095586

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 Parks and Planning Commission, Prince George's County Planning Department

6. Classification

Category Ownership Current Function Resource Count district public agriculture landscape Contributing Noncontributing X building(s) X private commerce/trade recreation/culture 2 buildings structure both defense religion sites site domestic social structures object education transportation objects funerary work in progress 2 0 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: 72A-011

Condition

excellent deteriorated

good ruins

fair X altered

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

The Mallery House is located at 1407 Beaver Heights Lane in Capital Heights, Maryland. The two-story, Shingle Style dwelling was constructed c. 1898 on a lot that is currently 2.884 acres. The lot features many mature trees and shrubs as it slopes to the south towards Eastern Avenue. A paved circular drive is located to the west of the building, while a garage is situated to the north. A security fence encloses the property.

DWELLING

The Mallery House was constructed c. 1898. The Shingle Style dwelling has been enlarged by the construction of several additions and the alteration of a number of architectural elements. The façade (west elevation) now features an enclosed porch. The roof of the southern tower is now pyramidal, replacing the original bell roof.1 The two-story, five-bay dwelling rests on a concrete foundation. The wood-frame structure, originally clad in wood shingles, has been reclad in asbestos shingles. Large interior brick chimneys are located along the ridge of the main block. The hip roof is has been covered in asphalt shingles. All of the original windows have been replaced with vinyl-sash windows with vinyl-clad surrounds. The building includes a wing at the north (side) elevation and a prominent porch on the façade (west elevation). The façade (west elevation) features many high-style architectural details. The north bay of the main block features a two-story semi-octagonal projecting bay. The bay pierces the roof of the porch and continues up to an asphalt-shingle pyramidal roof featuring a crenellated cornice. Fenestration of this bay consists of paired 1/1 windows flanked by single 1/1 windows. The southwest cant on the second story features a single-leaf paneled wood door with lights. The southern bay of the main block features a two-story semi-octagonal projecting bay. The bay pierces the roof of the porch and continues up to a replacement pyramidal roof covered with asphalt shingles. Fenestration of this bay consists of 1/1 windows in each cant and a single-leaf paneled wood door located in the western most bay. Fenestration on the main block of the façade (west elevation) between the two projecting bays consists of paired 1/1 vinyl-sash windows flanked to the south by a single-leaf paneled wood door with a trellis window. The door opening is flanked by 1/1 trellis windows over an empty panel. The second story between the two projecting bays is fenestrated by two sets of paired 1/1 windows. A one-story, one-bay wing is located to the north of the main block. This wing is clad in asbestos siding and capped by a side-gabled roof covered with asphalt shingles. Fenestration of this wing consists of paired 1/1 windows located on the first story of the façade (west elevation). The façade (west elevation) features a full-width two-story wood porch supported by wood posts. The porch contains a metal railing along the second story. The first story of the porch, south of the main door opening, has been enclosed.

1 Susan G. Pearl, “Mallery House at Beaver Heights,” (PG: 72A-11), Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 8:2.

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Based on the materials, it appears the porch was enclosed c. 1960. Clad in vinyl siding, the enclosure is fenestrated by ribbon of five 2-light sliding vinyl-sash windows. An addition is located below grade, underneath the enclosed portion of the porch. Based on its form and materials, it appears this addition is contemporaneous with the enclosing of the porch. The concrete-block addition is fenestrated by a ribbon of four 2-light sliding vinyl-sash windows and a single-leaf paneled wood door with multiple lights located in the southern most bay. Access to the door opening is via a concrete stairwell located below grade.

The north and south (side), as well as east (rear), elevations of the building were not accessible according to the property’s overseer. Additionally, the interior of the Mallery House was not accessible at the time of the 2007 on-site survey. GARAGE A one-story, two-bay garage is situated to the north of the building. Based on its form and materials, it appears the garage was constructed in the mid-twentieth century. This concrete-block structure is capped by a hip roof covered with replacement asphalt shingles and includes a boxed cornice and overhanging eaves. The interior of the garage was not accessible at the time of the 2007 on-site survey. INTEGRITY The Mallery House has a low integrity of design, workmanship, and materials because of substantial alterations and additions that have resulted in the loss of the original exterior cladding material, sections of the original roof line, and the original footprint of the building. The vacancy of the building affects its integrity of association, setting, and feeling. The building retains its integrity of location in the Kenilworth subdivision. The garage presents a moderate level of integrity of design, workmanship, setting, and location. Replacement of the roofing material has affected its integrity. A common alteration for secondary structures such as this garage, the replacing of the original roofing material has not compromised the structure’s integrity of materials. The vacancy of the Mallery House has compromised the garage’s integrity of feeling and association.

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Overall, the Mallery House and associated resources retains a low level of integrity.

8. Significance Inventory No. PG: 72A-011

Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below

1600-1699 agriculture economics health/medicine performing arts

1700-1799 archeology education industry philosophy

X 1800-1899 X 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. 1898 Architect/Builder Unknown Construction dates c. 1898, c. 1960, 2007 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 Mallery House was constructed c. 1898 at 1407 Beaver Heights Lane Capitol Heights, Maryland. It is associated with a parcel of land comprising 34 lots in the Kenilworth subdivision, which was platted in 1895. Kenilworth followed the development of the streetcar through Prince George’s County. Although the Mallery House is a rare example of a domestic building type constructed in Capitol Heights at the end of the nineteenth century, the building no longer retains sufficient integrity to illustrate its original construction techniques due to substantial alterations and additions. HISTORIC CONTEXT The Mallery House is located in the community of Capitol Heights, Maryland. Located in western Prince George’s County, the Mallery House is located in close proximity to the Maryland and Washington, D.C. border along Eastern Avenue. As Washington grew from a small town to a major city, it began to spill over into the adjoining counties. The city was becoming over-crowded, housing in the city was limited and often consisted of rental housing, public transportation was improving, and the prospect of owning a home out of the city became more appealing.2 The Mallery House was constructed in the newly platted Kenilworth subdivision developed in response to the burgeoning population growth of Washington, D.C. Kenilworth was platted in 1895 from the estate of James H. Fowler, known as “Fife Enlarged.” The 1878 Hopkins Atlas notes James H. Fowler owning a house close to the present-day subdivision.3 Fowler, born about 1796, is listed as a farmer with $5,000 in land holdings, at the time of the 1870 U.S. Federal Census.4

2 George D. Denny, Jr., Proud Past, Promising Future, Cities and Towns in Prince George’s County, Maryland (Brentwood, Maryland: Dilden Company, 1997), 98. 3 G.M. Hopkins, Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington, Including the County of Prince George Maryland (Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1878). 4 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Bladensburg, Prince George’s, Maryland, Series M593, Roll 592, Page 37, Image 75, James H. Fowler.

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Allen W. Mallery, born about 1863, worked in real estate at the time of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census.5 He and his wife, Mary, subdivided 10 acres of the new Kenilworth subdivision into Blocks 12–15. They had the Mallery House built on lots 18-35 of Block 14. The house had ten rooms, 55 windows, porches on two sides, and was equipped for furnace heat. Complete with several small outbuildings, this house was assessed at the turn of the twentieth century at $4,000.6 The Mallerys defaulted on their mortgage in 1917 and were forced to sell. The property changed hands several times after that, and in 1927 became the subject of a suit in the Court of Equity.7 According to the suit, Harvey Akers conveyed the property to William Gardner but a dispute arose concerning acreage. Akers was returned the property as the final outcome but conveyed it the same year to Frieda Frankel.8 The property changed hands another four times until the present owners, Odell and Laura W. Shumate, purchased it in 1957 from Thomas A. and Hazel M. Scott.9 The Shumates most likely purchased the property to expand their educational company, Kiddies Kollege, Inc. Kiddies Kollege, Inc. was founded in 1947 by Dr. Odell and Laura Shumate with the purpose of preparing children for 1st Grade.10 The Shumates are responsible for the extensive alterations and additions to the Mallery House, as they rehabilitated the structure for use as their second Kiddies Kollege. The first Kiddies Kollege was on J Street in Northeast Washington, D.C., while the third, and latest location, is on Varney Street in Southeast, Washington, D.C. Laura W. Shumate is the widow of Dr. Odell Houston Shumate, a former Dental Surgeon.11 At the time of the 2007 on-site survey, the property was surrounded by a metal security fence.

5 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Kent, Prince George's, Maryland, Series T624, Roll 567, Page 6A, Enumeration District 74, Image 503, Allen W. Mallery. 6 Susan G. Pearl, “Mallery House at Beaver Heights,” (PG: 72A-11), Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 8:2. 7 Susan G. Pearl, “Mallery House at Beaver Heights,” (PG: 72A-11), Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form (1985), 8:1. 8 Harvey and Ida Akers to Frieda Frankel, Prince George’s County Land Records, 302:303. 9 Thomas A. and Hazel M. Scott to Odell and Laura Shumate, Prince George’s County Land Records, 2132:17. 10 Kiddies Kollege Christian Center, “About Us,” http://www.kkcc.net/Home_Page.html (accessed December 18, 2007). 11 Sista Circle with T.C., “Sista Salute,” http://www.sistacircle.com/saluteshumate.htm (accessed December 18, 2007).

9. Major Bibliographical References Inventory No. PG: 72A-011

1870, 1910 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.

Denny Jr., George D. Proud Past, Promising Future, Cities and Towns in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Brentwood, Maryland: Dilden Company, 1997.

Hopkins, G.M. Prince George’s County, from Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1878.

Pearl, Susan G. “Mallery House at Beaver Heights” (PG: 72A-11) Maryland Historical Trust State Historic Sites Inventory Form, 1985.

Prince George’s County Land Records.

Sista Circle with T.C. “Sista Salute.” http://www.sistacircle.com/saluteshumate.htm.

10. Geographical Data Acreage of surveyed property 2.884 Acreage of historical setting 0.462 Quadrangle name Washington East Quadrangle scale: 1:24,000 Verbal boundary description and justification

The Mallery House is located on a 2.884-acre parcel that is bordered to the northeast by Beaver Heights Lane. The southwest border consists of Eastern Avenue while the southeast boundary is Cougar Lane. The northeast boundary consists of a small row of mature trees and shrubs. The property is noted on Tax Map 65.

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

organization EHT Traceries, Incorporated date January 2008

street & number 1121 5th 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

Deed JWB 37:85 Lucy V. Beale to Mary Mallery. June 1, 1896 Mortgage 37:105 Mary Mallery to H. Page Dyer. November 2, 1906 Deed 125:364 Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Baltimore to Richard D. Magruder. Grantor March 7, 1917 is assignee of mortgage by Mary Mallery to H. P. Dyer, Mallery has defaulted on Mortgage, so court orders assignee to sell property (Equity #4610). Deed 127:388 Richard D. Magruder to S. Joseph Clarke. October 3, 1917 Deed 195:163 S. Joseph Clarke to Harry M. Bralove. June 18, 1923 Deed 195:162 Harry M. Bralove to Marvel Nash. June 27, 1923 Deed 216:333 William Hill and R. Edmonston, trustees, to Harry Bralove. Bralove sold the August 4, 1924 property to Marvel Nash, and Nash mortgaged to Hill and Edmonston, then defaulted. Deed 242:470 Harry M. and Bessie Bralove to Pauline Walters. August 24, 1925 Deed 245:98 Pauline Walters to Isaac Kushner and Nathan Edelson. September 11, 1925 Deed 245:99 Isaac Kusher and Nathan Edelson to Harvey Akers. September 27, 1925 Equity #6590 Harvey Akers vs. William H. Gardner. Dispute concerning acreage. 1926 Court orders property sold to Akers.

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Deed 294:207 T. H. Duckett and S. M. Peach, trustees, to Harvey Akers. October 5, 1927 Deed 302:303 Harvey and Ida Akers to Frieda Frankel. April 25, 1928 Deed 302:305 Frieda Frankel to George and Mary Glass. May 5, 1928 Deed 374:379 George and Mary Glass to Thomas and May Hutchinson. October 19, 1931 Deed 1342:460 Thomas H. Hutchinson to Thomas A. and Hazel M. Scott. March 16, 1951 Deed 2132:17 Thomas A. and Hazel M. Scott to Odell and Laura W. Shumate. August 2, 1957

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Photo: Mallery House, view of the façade (west elevation), looking east. (November 2007)

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Photo: Garage, view of the west (side) elevation, looking east. (November 2007)