Five houses on 490! Stunning riverfront setting! Look at the long driveway! C. 1755 in Maryland.
- Price: $15,000,000
- Address: 19700 Mulberry Fields Rd, Leonardtown, MD 20650
- Property Name: Historic “Mulberry Fields”
Core Property Specs
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 5 (4 full, 1 half)
- Square Footage: 13,458 sq. ft.
- Lot Size: 490.17 acres (just under 500 acres)
- Year Built: 1755 (Georgian Manor House)
Key Architectural & Interior Features
- History: The only remaining Georgian manor house in St. Mary’s County; includes original 18th-century moldings, doors, and mantels.
- Interior Finish: Known for being one of the most completely paneled 18th-century houses in Maryland (rectangular raised panels to the ceiling in the grand hall and south rooms).
- Fireplaces: 7 fireplaces.
- Flooring: Original wood floors.
- Modern Comforts: Air conditioning and heating have been added to all rooms.
- Future Potential: Includes plans approved by the Historic Trust for a renovation to enlarge the kitchen/bathrooms and add a west wing.
Exterior & Land Features
- Waterfront: Approximately 5,000 feet (nearly 1 mile) of water frontage on the Potomac River.
- Shoreline: Private sandy beach and private dock site.
- “Avenue Field”: A mile-long, tree-lined field stretching from the manor house to the river, providing a famous panoramic view.
- Driveway: Cedar-lined entrance.
Outbuildings & Income Potential
- Additional Units: The property includes several service buildings and dependencies:
- The Kitchen: Remodeled as a 1-bedroom guest cottage.
- The Weaving House: Retains original historic clapboard and hardware.
- Others: A 4-bedroom farmhouse, units in a converted sheep barn, and a trailer.
- Revenue: Currently generates approximately $70,000/year in rental income from 6 units and farmland leasing.
- Other Income: Includes a navigation signal lease with the U.S. Navy.
- Expansion: Potential to renovate existing buildings to create a total of 12 rental units.
From Zillow:
Welcome to Historic Mulberry Fields, situated on just under 500 acres of fertile land with a mile-long view of the Potomac River’s white sand shoreline, is truly one of a kind. As you drive along the cedar-lined driveway, you are transported back in time as the magnificent manor house appears in front of you.
It is the only remaining Georgian manor house in St. Mary’s County today. From the south façade, the magnificent mile-long “Avenue Field,” lined with trees stretching to the Potomac River provides a breathtaking panoramic view downhill to the white sandy riverbank. The interior of the manor house is of simple and educated taste.
The grand center hall and the 2 front (south) rooms (the great room and dining room) have walls of rectangular raised panels to the ceiling, making it one of the most completely paneled 18th-century houses in Maryland. Throughout the house, many original moldings, doors, and mantels are intact. Air conditioning and heating were added to all rooms.
The owners retained an architectural firm and have plans – approved by the Historic Trust – for a renovation that would enlarge the kitchen, the bathrooms and adding another wing to the house on the west side. Flanking each side of the north entrance are 2 historic dependencies, both similar in design. Each is of brick, 2-story in height.
They were placed symmetrically north of the mansion, forming a rectangular court with the Kitchen Garden, Bowling Green and Orchard separated by a row of large boxwoods. These buildings were used as service buildings with the East dependency as “The Kitchen” and the West dependency as the “The Weaving House.”
These structures were used to house slaves, such as cooks, stable hands, waiters, and housekeepers who were tasked with running the household and gave the mansion and outbuildings the appearance of a busy village. “The Kitchen” has been remodeled and now serves as a guest cottage, while the “Weaving House” retains its original historic riven clapboard partition walls, floors, doors, and hardware. Next to the 2 dependencies flanking the Manor House are numerous other historic buildings, such as the “Dairy” and the “Meat/Smoke House” (both east of the Manor House).
Other historic buildings include a Carriage House, a Garage/Tool Shed, an Art Studio, a Pole Barn, a Horse and Cattle Barn, a Tobacco Barn, a remodeled Sheep Barn, 2 Equipment Barns, a Farmhouse, and an old dwelling that could be remodeled and turned into a rental unit. Several buildings were added in the 1930s. These include 6 occupied rental units, incl. 3 units in what was previously the Sheep Barn, a 4-BR Farmhouse, a 1-BR Cottage in the renovated “Kitchen” and a 1-BR Trailer.
Taken together, these currently produce an income of $70,000. Add’l income is provided by leasing the fields for farming and from the U.S. Navy that keeps a navigation signal on the Potomac River. More income can be obtained by renovating some of the existing buildings. With that Mulberry Fields could have a total of twelve rental units.
Mulberry Fields was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1973. The Maryland Historical Trust Deed of Easement ALLOWS LIMITED INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL activities to be conducted at Mulberry Fields if the external appearances of its buildings are not altered (please ask for more info).
Owners of Mulberry Fields must abide by a Conservation Easement, a Historical Preservation Easement, and three Rd Easements. Appr. 100 acres of land is leased out for farming and 300 acres is forest.
This unique historic property is close to Leonardtown, Lexington Park and Solomon’s Island with numerous historic sites, wineries, antique shops, art galleries and restaurants, Deerfield Airport (private jet) as well as St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. 1h15 min drive to Washington DC and its major airports – Dulles Int’l Airport, and Reagan Nat’l Airport. MORE IN-DEPTH HISTORY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
