5-399: The Sandy Point Farmhouse is a historic home at Sandy Point State Park , Anne Arundel County , Maryland , United States . It is a five-part plan consisting of a two-story central block connected to two wings by single-story hyphens . It was built in an 18th-century style in the 19th century and typical of Maryland domestic architecture. The house was constructed about 1815 for John Gibson,
10-573: A member of the Annapolis elite and a relative of Samuel Ogle , an 18th-century Governor of Maryland . The Sandy Point Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. This article about a Registered Historic Place in Anne Arundel County , Maryland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sandy Point State Park Sandy Point State Park
15-630: Is a public recreation area on Chesapeake Bay , located at the western end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County , Maryland . The state park is known for the popularity of its swimming beach, with annual attendance exceeding one million visitors. The park grounds include the Sandy Point Farmhouse , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The historic Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse stands in about five feet of water some 1,000 yards (910 m) east of
20-474: The Fourteenth Amendment to state beaches and other recreational facilities. The park offers swimming beaches, fishing, crabbing, hiking, wildlife viewing, nature center, picnicking, marina store, and boat rentals. The adjacent Corcoran Woods forest preserve includes four miles (6.4 km) of hiking trails. The historic Sandy Point Farmhouse may be viewed from the main park road and is only open to
25-579: The park's beach. In 1948, the state purchased the site of a ferry landing that had served the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System on its run across the bay to Kent Island at what is now Matapeake State Park . The park opened in 1952 with racially segregated beaches and bathhouses which led to litigation in 1955. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the park to become integrated in Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. Dawson , which ultimately extended
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