PART II: Chapter 16 Historic Sites and Proposed Historic Sites

85A-013 ε Gwynn Park, 8118 Grayden Lane, Brandywine• 1857, 2 story gable roof brick house with Georgian planand outstanding decorative cornice composed of coursesof molded bricks; historic outbuildings include meathouse, barn and corncrib• Home of William H. Gwynn, built to replace earlierhouse destroyed by fire; local landmark significant forunique cornice treatment• Criteria 1a, 1d, 2a, 2c, 2e85A-017 J. Eli Huntt Residence, 7500 Accokeek Road, Brandywine• 1840, enlarged 1872, 2-story, 3-bay vernacular framedwelling with a 3-story eastern wing and 3-story rear ellhas influences of the Queen Anne style• Enlarged substantially c. 1872 for grocer Eli Huntt,the house reflects 3 different periods of construction,illustrating the fashionable architectural styles, details,materials, and forms of each period; moved less than 300feet in 1950, the building is one of the oldest structures inT. B., a small crossroads community• Criteria 1d, 2a85A-032-09 NRWilliam W. Early House13907 Cherry Tree Crossing Road, Brandywine• 1907, 2 ½ story Queen Anne-style frame dwelling, withoctagonal comer tower and fine jigsawn and shingledetail• Built for one of the members of the Early family,prominent in the railroad village of Brandywine; one ofthe best examples of its type still standing in the county• Criteria 1a, 1c, 2a, 2e85A-032-11William H. Early Store14134 Brandywine Road, Brandywine• 1872, 2 ½ story building constructed in the ColonialRevival mode to function as a general store; the woodframestructure is 2 bays deep and 5 bays wide withthe main entrance occupying the central façade; 1-story,wraparound porch fronts the structure• Excellent example of late-19th century commercialgrowth tied to the 1870s expansion of the railroad toBrandywine• Criteria 1a, 1d, 2aStaff Draft Preliminary Historic Sites and Districts Plan 179