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SETH D. VENABLES HOUSE (SIMPLICITY)

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c. 1853. 11748 Mansion St.
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)

Local house carpenter Seth Venables built a number of Federal and Greek Revival houses in Princess Anne likely inspired by nearby Teackle Mansion, although relatively staid in design. Known appropriately as Simplicity is this two-story, three-bay, side hall-and-parlor frame dwelling he built for himself and his family. Francis Barnes House (1853–1854; 30449 Prince William Street) is perhaps the most elaborate of Venables’s documented designs, combining elements of Greek Revival and Italianate modes embellished with lively details. The William Lecates House (c. 1852; 30459 Prince William) provides an excellent example of Venables’s Greek Revival designs, featuring a two-story portico. The earliest is the Judge Levin T. H. Irvin house (c. 1850; 30480 Prince William), a gable-front dwelling with corner pilasters and a side-hall plan, a design similar to the house Venables built for Joseph B. Brinkley (c. 1856–1857) at 11619 Somerset Avenue.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie
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Data

Timeline

  • 1852

    Built

What's Nearby

TEACKLE MANSION
BECKFORD
SOMERSET COUNTY COURTHOUSE
COTTMAN HOUSE
LITTLETON LONG HOUSE

Citation

Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "SETH D. VENABLES HOUSE (SIMPLICITY)", [Princess Anne, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-ES79.

Print Source

Buildings of Maryland, Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, 135-136.

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