Maryland

Clay’s Hope House and Barn, Bellevue, Maryland (38.706813, -76.185262 )

Primary House Felling Dates: Winter 1777/8

Secondary House Felling Dates: Winter 1836/7

Tobacco Barn Felling Dates: Winter 1797/8, Summer 1797, Winter 1793/4

Site Master 1638-1777 (white oak) CHMDx1 (t = 9.49 MDZ8; 8.95 gmcas1; 8.57 EASTSHOR).

Site Master 1714-1836 (white oak) CHMDx2 (t = 7.85 CRMDx1; 7.51 WILDx1; 7.46 MWMDx1).

Site Master 1582-1797 (white oak) CHTMx1 (t = 10.43 MDZ8; 10.32 EASTSHOR; 9.35 WILDx1).

Clay’s Hope is a large two-story, three-bay brick building with a later two-story frame addition attached to the west. A large tobacco barn is located to the southwest of the house.

Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the primary house was constructed from timbers felled in the winter of 1777/8 while the secondary house was constructed from timbers felled in the winter of 1836/7. Although one of the timbers used in the construction of the tobacco barn was felled in the winter of 1793/4, three of the timbers used in the tobacco barn were felled in the summer of 1797 and six were felled in the winter of 1797/8, suggesting that the barn was constructed at this latter date or shortly thereafter.

Worthington and Seiter 2023 "The Tree-Ring Dating of Clay’s Hope House and Barn, Bellevue, Maryland ." Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory 2023/17.

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