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Whitehall is a manor house that was built beginning in 1764 near Annapolis in Anne Arundel County in the Province of Maryland by Provincial Governor Horatio Sharpe. When Whitehall was built, Maryland was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain . The house is located about to the east of Annapolis on a peninsula between Whitehall Creek and Meredith Creek, opposite Sharpe's Point on a branch of Chesapeake Bay. The site originally comprised about . The house is a five-part Georgian mansion of great length, only one room deep in the main section. It features elaborate original interior woodwork, attributed to William Buckland. ==History== The original pavilion, gardens, parks, and entrance court of this estate were designed and built under Sharpe's supervision.〔 〕 The house was built by Horatio Sharpe for his intended bride, Mary Ogle. Unfortunately for Sharpe, the daughter of Samuel Ogle shattered his plans and married his secretary and close friend, John Ridout.〔Swann. ''Colonial and Historic Homes of Maryland''. P. 68〕 The central portion of the house is believed to have been completed in 1765 as a pavilion for entertaining guests brought by boat from Annapolis. Work continued to add wings on either side until 1769, when it became Sharpe's residence following his removal from office. Sharpe left Maryland for England in 1773 and did not return. He died in London in 1790.〔 The American Revolution prevented Sharpe's return and so he instructed his friend John Ridout to sell Whitehall. Benjamin Ogle purchased the house from Ridout and two days later resold the house to Ridout for the same sum. Whitehall remained in the Ridout family for one-hundred-and-sixteen years.〔 In 1895, the widow of General William G. Story acquired Whitehall. Upon her death in 1912, the house passed to her son, John P. Story. He sold Whitehall to St. John's College of Annapolis. From St. John's, ownership of the house passed to the Henderson family and then to the Scarlett family.〔 The home is still privately owned. Whitehall was restored by Charles Scarlett, Jr. in the early 20th century down to its 1787 appearance and has remained preserved in that manor to this day. While the home was built originally by provincial Governor Sharpe as a retreat and entertainment pavilion; it was later enlarged and became his residence from his retirement in 1769 until his return to England in 1773. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whitehall (Annapolis, Maryland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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