William W. Early had the house built on the property of his childhood home which included 23 acres of land. He was the grandson of William H. Early, an important landowner and developer of the village of Brandywine.[3] William W. Early was the general manager for the Southern Maryland Railroad; this house contained his business office. The family resided in the house until 1949.[2]
There were minor changes to the house in 1940 and 1970 for modernization.[3]
This Queen Anne style house is roughly square, with a hip-roofed2+1⁄2-story main block, and asymmetrical gable-roofed extensions, projecting bays, and corner tower, all decorated with fine jigsawn and shingle detail. A two-story octagonal tower forms one corner of the house.[3]
Present
The current house with 3,221 square feet of living space is on 3.27 acres. There was an extensive restoration in 2002. It has been featured on the Home and Garden Network'sOld Homes Restored.[4]
^Ryan McDermott and Ahmar Mustikhan (September 27, 2007). "Marilynn Bland visits historic home". Post-Newsweek Media, Inc./Gazette.Net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2012.