Dodon (farm)
Dodon, (aka "Doden") is a 550-acre (2.2 km2) farm and former forced-labor tobacco plantation in Maryland, located near the South River about 10 miles (16 km) south west of Annapolis. Purchased in 1747 by the planter and politician Dr George H. Steuart, it remains the home of Steuart's descendants to this day. Steuart grew wealthy during the colonial era thanks to proprietarial patronage and the forced labor of enslaved people, but his family's prosperity and status was much reduced by the American Revolution and later by the American Civil War.
| Dodon Farm | |
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Plantation house at Dodon, built c. 1800 to replace the original house which was destroyed by fire. This house in turn burned down c. 1953. | |
| Alternative names | Doden |
| General information | |
| Type | Mansion |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Victorian. |
| Location | Anne Arundel County |
| Town or city | Maryland |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | Late 17th century |
| Destroyed | destroyed by fire c. 1790s, again c. 1953 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Timber frame, brick. |
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