Holly Hill (Friendship, Maryland)

The inventory of Samuel Harrison's estate (1733) lists thirteen rooms, including a kitchen as well as a library of 195 books.

Harrison's "store" or storeroom contained abundant supplies of everything from cooper's tools to tobacco boxes to India silk.

Interesting features of the house include original brick vaulting in the cellar, fine paneling and moldings, ancient glass panes, batten doors with original hardware, a wall of rare marbleized paneling; and three eighteenth-century paintings on wood.

[3] In 1825, the will of Benjamin Harrison bequeathed half of the household furniture and three African-American slaves to his daughter Ann Tongue.

The LeClair family completed an extensive restoration of the house and added a kitchen wing and a detached garage in faithful Tidewater style.

Detail of stair. Holly Hill. Historic American Buildings Survey . By John O. Brostrup