Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-11

WW2Al some fairy waved her magic
i'll nnd and hidden to arise from
sz.lz..e oe of the most picturesque spots
/ Anne Arundel county, just
in sight.of the bay. abeautiful resi-
dence OPTIONAL style and architecture,
completed all its outlines, lovely in all
its surroudings, there could not have
arisen a nre beautiful type of a colonial
homestea than white Hall, now
owned an occupied as a summer resi-
dence by8rs John P. Story, of Wash
ington. we of Captain Story, of the
United Stss army.
White FIJI is situated on a peninsula
of good. lei land. 1t is equally distant
LSom tie >ater on either side, White
Hall creek Founding If on the west side
and Meredih's creek. locally known as
Back Greek, on the east. The point
of land on which it is situated makes out
into Chesapeake bay. or what was in
colonial tines known as "White Hall
Bay"
The situation is very beautiful. the old
mansion standing on an elevation of
about ten feet, to which there is gradual
slope of a veil kept lawn. Trees and
shrubs, flowers and plants surround the
place, and with the picturesque Chesa-
}eake bay stretching out before, the
treezes from which, freighted with the
s,a-salts, are full of healthful freshness
ald with the pretty little winding creeks
on either side, White Hall is. indeed,
charmingly located.
Its Early History.
White Hall is supposed to have been
built about the year 1868. 1t was origi-
nally Ayned by one William Fuller, and
was khswn as 'Fuller's." On August 8,
1850, ACapt. William Fuller acquired a
land giant of 500 acres of land without
name ;9d not fully described. The rec
ords shov, that on October 10, 1905, a
deed of bargain and sale from William
Fuller, OF South Carolina, son and heir OF
Captain William Fuller. deceased, late OF
Anne Arundel county. to Nicholas Green
berry, granting all that tract of land COM
monty known as 'Fuller's' " was exc
cuted two years later by Will dated No
vember ), 1877. Nicholas Greenberry
devised and bcqueathed TO his son,
Charles GreenAerry, "all that plantal,
called White Hall, " and this is the first
mention of the mime by which the colo
NAL residence of Governor Sharpe is still
known. Charles Greenberry, by will
dated FEBRUARY Il, 1910, bequeathed TO
the veSiry of St. Margarets. Westminster
Parish, the property known as White
Hsn, and on September 4th. 1904, the
vestry sold the property to Governor
Horatio Sharpe. one of the Proprietary
Governors of Maryland, whose admins
tration covered period of six years. from
1854 to 1900.
At the time of this transaction, the rec
tor of St. Margaret Parish was the Rev.
William West, and the vestrymen. all OF
whose names were signed to the deed,
were Joseph Jacobs, John Stevens. John
Gray, John Davis and Philip Pettibone
The deed is dated 1864.
wuled TO the R.douts.
On the breaking out .bf the Revolu-
tionary War. Governor Sharpe went to
England, whcpe he made slis viii at his
residence in the county of Mjddlesex. A
part of this will reads as folloXs
Il do hereby remit and release unto
John Ridout, of Annapolis, in faryland,
TO his heirs, executes, administ. ators and
assigns, all sums of money due ihd owing
to me on account of the ps m mnade
by him of the - Sors