Mount Pleasant Smokehouse

Its simple, utilitarian form is quietly elegant.
— Maryland Historical Trust HA 763-764

 

From the original 18th century estate, the one-story smokehouse has been unaltered save for the addition of electric and Bulle Rock signage.  The wood door with iron strap hinges gives way to a room 13 1/2 feet high with a bare earthen floor. On each wall, vent holes are arranged in a diamond pattern.  Meat would have been hung on hooks mounted on the interior roof beams.

 

Photograph by James Roy, 12/28/2017

Roof Framing

Photograph by Ward Bucher, 4/16/1999

Maryland Historical Society HA 763-764

Photograph by Ward Bucher, 4/16/1999

Maryland Historical Society HA 763-764

Photograph by James Roy, 12/28/2017