Commodore Joshua Barney House c.1760
Apr 30th, 2008 by Gary Gestson
An extraordinary new listing in Savage Maryland. Beautifully Updated and Historically Preserved. Offered at $1,999,900.
Property Information
Property History This extraordinary historic home was built by the Ridgelys of Howard County in 1760 on a tract of land called Harry’s Lott. The “plantation” changed hands several times, before being purchased by Joshua Barney at auction in 1809. He retained it until his death in 1818. More ownership history from the Historical Trust…   Early 20th c. photo & photo from 1945 Joshua Barney (1759-1818) Preview his biography Online A Biographical Memoir of the Late Commodore Joshua Barney Joshua Barney (1759-1818), American naval officer. Barney was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He left school at the age of ten and became a seaman in 1771. Early in the American War of Independence (1775-1783), he became a master’s mate on the sloop Hornet in Commodore Esek Hopkins’s squadron and distinguished himself in the capture of the island of New Providence in the West Indies. Barney was commissioned lieutenant in June 1776. He served on the sloops Wasp and Sachem and on the frigate Virginia. In April 1778 the Virginia was captured and Barney was tak
en prisoner by the British. He was exchanged in August, after which he commanded a number of armed merchantmen. In 1780 the Saratoga, with Barney as first lieutenant, was captured by the Intrepid, and he spent nearly a year as a prisoner in Britain. Again released by the British, Barney was commander of the Hyder-Ally, an armed merchantman protecting a convoy, when it encountered and defeated the British frigate General Monk near Cape May, off the coast of New Jersey, in April 1782. Barney remained in the navy until May 1784, when he took up commerce and farming. In 1796 Barney returned to naval service, serving with distinction as chef de division (commodore) in the French navy until 1802. In the War of 1812 Barney was a successful commander of privateers. He joined the Maryland militia in 1814 at Bladensburg, Maryland, in its unsuccessful attempt to prevent the invading British from attacking Washington, D.C. Defeated after great resistance, Barney was wounded and captured. He died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1818. excerpted MSN EncartaResources for Joshua Barney
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There are 7 spacious bedrooms, 8 full & 2 half baths, and 2 are master suites w/FP’s. Modern upgrades include sprinkler, smoke detector system & 12 zone heat, and a “state of the art” gourmet kitchen. An in-law apartment, office, extensive storage space and a large laundry room (a 2nd laundry room is on the bedrooms level) occupy the basement level, while a grand foyer and staircase rise to the upper levels. This is a home full of nooks and cranny spaces, and includes rough in for an elevator. An incredible blend of history, beauty, comfort, architectural grade quality, & technology, this is a home of rare distinction. 
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