Butler House (Oxon Hill, Maryland) facts for kids
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Butler House
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Butler House, December 2010
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| Location | 6403 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland |
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| Area | 9.4 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architect | Butler, Henry Alexander |
| MPS | African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000147 |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 2005 |
The Butler House was a historic home of importance to local African American history and located at Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Henry Alexander Butler, a free African American man from Charles County, moved with his family to the property in 1853, and the property has been continuously associated with the Butler family. Henry Butler became a Reconstruction era community leader, serving as trustee of the nearby Freedmen's Bureau school. The Butler House was a 2+1⁄2-story, one room deep wood-frame and log residence covered in cast stone. It sat in a secluded, forested area, adjacent to the Oxon Hill Children's Farm. As of December 2010, the house is in a severely dilapidated condition. In 2020 the house collapsed and the property was sold in 2019.
The Butler House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
