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English: Apple tree at Harmony Hall
Photographer
English: NPS
Title
English: Apple tree at Harmony Hall
Publisher
English: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Description
English:

An apple tree with a rounded, leafy canopy grows near a line of trees.

Harmony Hall is significant for its role in exploration and settlement along the Potomac River in Prince George’s County. Battersea, the historic name of the patent on which Harmony Hall is located, was a 500-acre land tract patented in 1662 and was the first patent issued in the area. The landscape is significant for its associations with the agricultural history of the area, Charles Wallace Collins, its architecture, and the Colonial Revival landscape. In 2018, NCR and NACE staff discovered a remnant apple specimen on the northern terminus of the wall. It is speculated, based on the size and growth pattern of the tree, that the tree is likely associated with the historic orchard that was referenced in papers associated with the plantation during the Collins ownership. Collins purchased Harmony Hall in 1929 and restored the manor house, operated a farm, and planted a small formal garden. Additional research is needed regarding the origins of the tree. Collins transformed Harmony Hall’s landscape from an unkempt condition into his vision of a colonial era garden within a few years of purchasing the property. Collins cleared out the overgrown lawns and pastures surrounding the house, as well as a possible remnant orchard.

*Subject: Cultural Landscapes

  • Keywords: apple tree; remnant orchard; Harmony Hall; cultural landscape
Depicted place
English: Harmony Hall, Prince George's County, Maryland
Date 2018
Accession number
298922e2-36f0-400a-8747-ee9f4d84443e
Source
English: NPGallery
Permission
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Contacts
InfoField
English: Person: Susan Dolan
Organization: Park Cultural Landscapes Program
Position: Program Manager
Email: susan_dolan@nps.gov
NPS Unit Code
InfoField
HAHA, PCLP
Cultural Resources Inventory System-Cultural Landscapes (CRIS-CL)
InfoField
600091

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