HA-431

Jerusalem Farm (Pullen-Lee House)

Architectural Survey File

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MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST

INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY

0NAME HISTORIC

Jerusalem Farm AND/OR COMMON

Pullen/Lee House

flLOCATION STREET & NUMBER

Jerusalem Road CITY. l'OWN

Jopp3. VICINITY OF

STATE

D CLASSIFICATION

CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS _DISTRICT _PUBLIC :lLOCCUPIED

;:_BUILDING(SI .X.PRIVATE _UNOCCUPIED

_STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS

_SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _OBJECT _IN PROCESS .JC.YES: RESTRICTED

_BEING CONSIDERED _YES UNRESTRICTED

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DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME

Keats ~. a~d ?nyllis K. Pullen STREET & NUMBER

Jerusalem Road CITY. TOWN

,Joppa _ VICINITY OF

llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC Harford County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER

40 South Main Street CITY. TOWN

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II REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE

DATE

w~ :fecu5o.lern Mill Villa.ie... HA-llYS

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

first COUNTY

Harfa,...d C0 nn±r

PRESENT USE

_AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM

_COMMERCIAL __ PARK

_EDUCATIONAL ~PRIVATE RESIDENU

_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS

_GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC

_INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATiON

_MILITARY _OTHER

Telephone #: 877-7665 :___;:__ ___ _

STATE I Zlp code MD 21085

Liber #: GRG 411 Folio #: 457

STATE

_FEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL

DEPOSITORY FOR

SURVEY RECORDS

CITY. TOWN STATE

II DESCRIPTION

CONDITION

-EXCELLENT

-GOOD

...X:FAIR

_DETERIORATED

_RUINS

_UNEXPOSED

CHECK ONE

_UNALTERED

~LTERED

additions

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CHECK ONE

X-ORIGINAL SITE

_MOVED DATE ___ _

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

This stuccoed stone and frame dv:elling faces west toward the Jerusalem Mill and appears to represent three differerrd building periods. It is two an.d one half stories high, having four gable front dormers of six over six lights on each side of the gable flank, slate covered roof. ~ree chimneys are present: one at each inside end and one near the center of the roof ridge line.

The ::min unit of the dwelling is five bays long with its principal entrance in the center bay of the west facade. ~his has a wide, moulded pa.~el door with a two light transom overhe'3.d. ';.'indows on the first elevation are nine lights over six; on the second elevation, six lights over six. ;~ll have louvered shut­ters. ~he windm-v in the r:.orthern most b'3.y of this section has been altered.

The interior of this section is le.id out in a cb.ssic center through hall floor plan. ~ne stair W'3.Y is in the south east corner and has a turned newel and handrail, pine treads. Scroll brackets trim the string. ~ plain fireplace is in the center of the south wall of the south roo~. In the north room there is also a fireplace. 3eaded wainscoting is present in ttis room. A cut out area in the floor and ceiling appears to ta·:e been a circular stairway.

There is a crawl space u..~der the south room and a normal cellar under the entrance hall and the north room. A large stone arch forms a fireplace support. ':'!lis is approximately 4 1 10'' high and 5 feet deep. _::,. small stone walled roo~ is in the center of this area.

Section two, the room located north of the main section, is two stories high and one bay wide. This seems to ~ave been a kitchen at one time. A large brick fireplace is in the center of the north wall this has a very plain wood mantle. _;,,.~ iron crane is in the fireplace. ~ere is no cellar un.der this section. ':Jindo;.;s in tr.is section extend above the plastered ceiling. '.::'he :;-las­ter is rounded at the '...;indo·w frame.

A two story fra~e addition is located on this house's east side. Its first elevation is a screened in porch while its second elevation provides bedroom space. A one story addition is added to the north side of t!-.is section.

~is rubblestone structure is two stories '.-.igh, b:o bays b:: one. It has a gable front roof completely covered ·,.rith ivy. ;.. door-.-1ay is located on each leve::.. of :he north side as well ~s on the lower level of the south side. A barely vis­ible datestone in the :;Jeak o: the roof's so·.i:h side apper~.rs to re'3.d "1840". This building has a :Juel purpose-it has a ·:1ell ·Jr trough on the lo·.-: er level .,1hile the up~er level was used as a smoke house.

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II SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW

_PREHISTORIC __ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

_ 1400-1499 __ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION _LAW

_ 1500-1599 __AGRICULTURE _ECONOMICS _LITERATURE

_1600-1699 __ARCHITECTURE _EDUCATION _MILITARY

_ 1700-1799 _ART _ENGINEERING _MUSIC

_ 1800-1899 -COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY

_ 1900- _COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT

_INVENTION

SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ ARCHITECT

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

_RELIGION

_SCIENCE

_SCULPTURE

_SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN

_THEATER

_TRANSPORTATION

_OTHER (SPECIFY!

This stone and frame house was the home of miller David Lee in the nine­teenth century. Portions ::if this h'.):ise seem to date ba::k prio:r- -:o 1800. 'I'he house is concealed by large evergreen trees, which were planted by Ralph Sackett Lee, 2-ocal lore informs us, to block the view of his daughter's home "The Mound".

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

rrestor:, ·.'~lter ·.·.'; 2istory of :-'.ar:ord Sounty, ?ress of t'.:.e :3ur: ::o:k Of~ice, Balti~ore, l?Gl. ·::right, C. !"~ilton; O:.ir ~-:ar£'ord :::erit3.ge, Frenc!-1 Bray ~ress, 3s=..+~·i:r.o::--e, 2.<;G7. :-'.arford Directory, 1953. 17'53 ~laryl:=::.nd Tax List 1793 E'eder?l ":':ix List 1314 ?·'.arylar:d ~ax I..ist

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II!JGEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY __ a~> ..... • c~~~a~c_r~e_s~--

VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

T'nis propert~i is bou...YJ.ded on 'the :'!or~.h b~t :erusaler.1 Road, on the ·:~~est b:.~ t!-' .. e ;roperty of Mr. ?~"'1.r1 l'·Irs. i·:il:or: J.~:leJ'", on 1:he soutr1 b:r th~ lands o: ~-!ar~r !=!. ~ad· .. ~;~lader.

LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES

STATE COUNTY

STATE COUl\lTY

mFORM PREPARED BY ... AIV'E I TITLE

Susqn !·':. Dee?le:;·, ~ield Eistori::m ?ebrus_r.=,,r, ORGANIZATION DATE

~~storic District ~o~~ission 23S-60co ext. / . STRE:ET & NUMBER TELEPHONE

45 South ?::ii:J. S:ree-: CITY OR TOWN STATE

3el .. ~ir 21011•

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

RETURN TO: Maryland Historical Trust The Shaw House, 21 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 {301) 267-1438

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Keats A. Pullen and Dr. Phyllis K. Pullen Jerusalem Road Joppa, Maryland

GRG 411/457

GRG 339/125

GRG 303/446

swc 234/22

DGW 193/380

JAR 176/228

JAR 173/268

WSF 109/285 WSF 109/286 WSF 109/287

CWB 7/814

SR 1/72

HD T/342

JLG M/473

JLG F/395

4/1/54

1/25/50

3/6/47

6/5/34

7/20/25

12/15/21

5/28/21

5/19/03 4/24/03 5/20/03

3/10/1862

8/2/1811

18o6

Grantor: Claude Jack and Helen H. Hazard Grantee: Keats A. and Phyllis K. Pullen Acreage: 9.5 acres

Gran tor: Grantee: Acreage:

Grantor: Grantee:

Ruth Chelton Murphy Claude Jack and Helen H. Hazard 9.5 acres

Germantown Permanent Building Association #2 of Balt.Co. Ruth Chelton Murphy and Taylor Ross Chelton Murphy, her son.

Grantor: Annie Lewis, widow, Richmond, VA Grantee: Germantown Permanent Building Association #2, Balto.Co.

Grantor: Joseph A. and Elsie M. Kraft Grantee: Annie Lewis

Grantor: J~~es H. and Josephine L. Burton Grantee: Joseph A. and Elsie M. Kraft Acreage: 131 acres; all that tract of land known as Jerusalem

Farm on Little Falls of the Gunpowder.

Gran tor: Grantee: Acreage:

Percy c. and Helen L. Lee James H. and Josephine L. Burton 115 acres more or less, being part of a tract known as Jerusalem.

Grantor: Alice L. and William I. Price Grantor: Ralph Charles Lee and Sarah Lee Bowne Grantor: Elizabeth R. Lee Grantee: Percy c. Lee Acreage: 270 acres more or less. In these deeds, relatives

of Percy c. Lee sell their rights, title, and claims to "all that tract or parcel of land ••• commonly Known as Jerusalem Farm ••• being the same and all the land ••• of which their father David Lee died seized and possessed, except for 16 acres ••• "

Granter: Last Will and Testement of Ralph s. Lee, father of Grantee: David Lee

Grantor: Last Will and Testement of David Lee, father of Grantee: Ralph Sackett Lee

Grantor: Thomas Bond Onion Grantee: David Lee Acreage: 24 acres, 34 perches of a tract called Jerusalem

Gran tor: Grantee: Acreage: Gran tor: Grantee:

Corbin Lee Onion David Lee 39 acres, 59 perches, part of a tract-Jerusalem Stephen Onion Corbin Onion

Acreage: 318 acres Jerusalem

One Story Fr3"'e Shed

One Story Frame Kitchen

Two Story Frame Addition First Floor is an enclosed porch

HA- 431 Mr. and Dr. Pullen Jerusalem Road Joppa, Maryland 21085

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Jerusalem Farm Jerusalem Area, MD Susan M. Deeney East Karch, 1977

HA-431

Jerusalem Farm Spring House Jerusalem Area, MD Susan M. Deeney Southeast March, 1977

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