Built 1853 Opened 1853 Added to NRHP 14 March 2005 | NRHP Reference # 05000147 Area 4 ha | |
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Location 6403 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, Maryland Architect Butler, Henry Alexander MPS African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland | ||
The Butler House is a historic home of importance to local African American history and located at Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Henry Alexander Butler, a free African American man from Charles County, moved with his family to the property in 1853, and the property has been continuously associated with the Butler family. Henry Butler became a Reconstruction era community leader, serving as trustee of the nearby Freedmen's Bureau school. The Butler House is a 2 1⁄2-story, one room deep wood-frame and log residence covered in cast stone. It sits in a secluded, forested area, adjacent to the Oxon Hill Children's Farm. As of December 2010, the house is in a severely dilapidated condition.
The Butler House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.